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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 global score. The Galaxy A7 (2018) body is noticeably newer, but somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker than the Huawei P9. Huawei P9 counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Huawei P9 has just a little better performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little bit better camera than Huawei P9, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better 24 mega-pixels resolution, a much bigger camera aperture to take better photography and video in low-light environments and a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal storage. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little better battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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