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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 12 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2022-06-29 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.65 x 3.15 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 8.29 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.35 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro is a bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, with a 77.6 score against 75.5. Both phones in this review have Android OS, but the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has the older 12 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro body is newer, but way heavier and notably thicker than Huawei P9 Plus.
The Huawei P9 Plus features a much powerful CPU than Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little better pixel number per inch of display.
Galaxy XCover 6 Pro takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a much smaller sensor, it also counts with a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited situations. The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has superior battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity.
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