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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2015-08-13 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 439.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ is a little bit better than Huawei P9, getting a score of 79.3 against 72.9. Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+'s design has the same thickness than the Huawei P9, but it is just a bit heavier. Galaxy S6 edge+ has a much better looking screen than Huawei P9, because it has a quite bigger screen, a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a just a bit higher pixels number per inch in the display.
The Huawei P9 has a quite superior performance than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores. Galaxy S6 edge+ has just a bit better camera than Huawei P9, because it has a way more megapixels camera in the back, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
Huawei P9 has a better storage for applications and games than Galaxy S6 edge+, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ features a battery performance that's very similar to the battery lifetime in Huawei P9.
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