Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2021-08-11 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 7.7 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.24 |
| 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
Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a global score of 90.6, which is much better than Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 general score. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Z Fold 3 has 11 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Even though the Galaxy Z Fold 3 is extremely heavier than Huawei P9 Plus, it's a bit thinner and also a lot newer.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has a way smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little greater number of pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a little better processing power than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has 8 GB more RAM. The Huawei P9 Plus has a much better camera than Galaxy Z Fold 3. Both have the same resolution camera and the same aperture.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 features superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
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