Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a little bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, getting a score of 80.4 against 75.5. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a newer cellphone than Huawei P9 Plus, although it's thicker and just a little heavier. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition features just a bit better looking display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a little larger screen, a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a higher pixel amount per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition and Huawei P9 Plus both have extremely similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei P9 Plus features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a slightly better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has a way better 3840x2160 video quality, a way larger camera aperture and a bigger camera sensor. Huawei P9 Plus features a bit better battery performance than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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