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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2016-04-16 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 Active is just a bit better than Huawei P9, with a 75.8 score against 72.9. Galaxy S7 Active is better than the Huawei P9, we must tell that it is also extremely heavier and thicker. The Huawei P9 has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores.
The Galaxy S7 Active has a brighter display than Huawei P9, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a higher pixels amount per inch of screen. The Huawei P9 has just a bit more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei P9 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a little bit better camera than Huawei P9, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active also has a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a much larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos. Galaxy S7 Active counts with superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9, because it has a 33 percent larger battery size.
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