Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Angel gold, Ghost white and Phantom black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A80 is better than the Huawei P9 Plus, having an 84.9 score against 75.5. The Samsung Galaxy A80 body is a lot newer, but incredibly heavier and way thicker than the Huawei P9 Plus. Huawei P9 Plus features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A80, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel density.
Huawei P9 Plus has a little better processing power than Galaxy A80, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little bit more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A80, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy A80 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity. Galaxy A80 features a better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography in low light situations, a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a lot more mega-pixels back camera and a way larger sensor.
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