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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-04-16 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 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 (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy C5 has a score of 76.4, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 general score. Samsung Galaxy C5's construction is a bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Huawei P9, even when both were released with only a couple months difference. The Huawei P9 counts with a bit better looking display than Galaxy C5. Both have a display with the same size, a better quantity of pixels per screen inch and an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy C5 features a bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei P9, because although it has an external memory slot that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei P9 features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy C5, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Huawei P9 has just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy C5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh. The Huawei P9 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs in low-light situations, a back camera with way less mega-pixels and a lower video definition.
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