Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus, with a overall score of 78.1 against 75.5. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has the previous 11 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a noticeably newer cellphone than Huawei P9 Plus, although it's just a little heavier and much thicker.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5. They have 8 cpu cores and a 4 GB RAM. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, more pixels per inch in the display and a little bit bigger display.
The Galaxy XCover 5 features much more storage to install applications and games than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has an external SD slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, although it has a tinier camera aperture, a lot lower 12 mega-pixels resolution camera and a lower 1920x1080 video resolution.
Huawei P9 Plus features just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 13 percent bigger battery capacity.
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