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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2016-01-08 | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P10 Plus is better than the Galaxy A5 (2016), having a 79.8 score against 71.9. Although Huawei P10 Plus is a bit heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2016), it's just a little bit thinner and also newer. Huawei P10 Plus counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a better 1440 x 2560 resolution, a quite larger screen and a better pixels number in each inch of screen.
Huawei P10 Plus has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P10 Plus also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P10 Plus counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a lesser mega-pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better images in low light situations.
Huawei P10 Plus has a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB and more internal storage. The Huawei P10 Plus has greater battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 2900mAh.
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