Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, having a 75.8 score against 75.5. Even being the best phone we are comparing here, it must be told that it is also thicker and heavier. The Huawei P9 Plus has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Huawei P9 Plus also counts with a little bit better pixel density.
The Huawei P9 Plus has a much better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P9 Plus also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P9 Plus also has 1 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) and Huawei P9 Plus both feature similar cameras, because although the Galaxy A7 (2017) has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, it also counts with a larger aperture and a back camera with a lot higher 16 mega-pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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