Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-04-16 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| 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 C7 has an overall score of 77.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 general score. The Samsung Galaxy C7 is a heavier phone than the Huawei P9, but both are equally thin. The Huawei P9 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy C7, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Huawei P9 features a little bit better display than Galaxy C7, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Huawei P9 also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei P9 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy C7, although it has a way less megapixels resolution back facing camera, a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light photos and videos and a lower 1920x1080 video definition.
The Galaxy C7 has a better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy C7 features just a bit better battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has a 10 percent greater battery capacity.
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