Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Blue and Red |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.36 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 S5 Sport is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, with a 77.8 score against 75.5. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy S5 Sport has an older 4.4.2 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Galaxy S5 Sport's body is just a little bit lighter than Huawei P9 Plus, although it's way thicker and was released a bit more more than a year before.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a much better screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a just a bit higher pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport's processor is very similar to the Huawei P9 Plus one, because although the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has 2 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Huawei P9 Plus counts with greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport also has a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a lot higher video definition and a back facing camera with a way higher resolution.
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