Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-09-27 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Fold is much better than the Huawei P9 Plus, getting a 97.6 score against 75.5. Galaxy Fold's design has the same thickness than the Huawei P9 Plus, but it is extremely heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Fold has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold has a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Fold also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a lot smaller display and a way lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little higher pixel quantity in each display inch.
Samsung Galaxy Fold has a better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels, the Samsung Galaxy Fold also has a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better images in poorly lited environments, a much better video resolution and a larger camera sensor shooting higher quality pictures.
The Galaxy Fold features much more storage to install games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Fold has better battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4380mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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