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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-15 | 2016-08-02 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Metal; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note7 is a bit better than Huawei P8 Max, getting a overall score of 79.5 against 72.6. The Galaxy Note7 body is newer and extremely lighter than the Huawei P8 Max's, but it's also thicker. Galaxy Note7 counts with a little better processing power than Huawei P8 Max, because it has 1 GB more RAM and 3 more cpu cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 has a slightly better looking display than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better display pixel density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Note7 counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy Note7 has a much better camera than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a camera in the back with a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better video resolution and a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and video. The Huawei P8 Max features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 25 percent more battery capacity.
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