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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-01-15 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is a bit better than Huawei Y9 (2019)'s global score of 73.5. Although the Galaxy A5 (2017) is noticeably older than Huawei Y9 (2019), it's body is a little lighter and just a bit thinner. The Huawei Y9 (2019) features a bit better processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Y9 (2019) also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a much smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a just a bit better quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a bit better camera than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a camera with more MP.
The Huawei Y9 (2019) features a greater storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a SD card slot that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory. The Huawei Y9 (2019) counts with superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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