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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-04-12 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.02 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 85.2 score against 75.8. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design is a newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it is heavier and just a little thicker. The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way higher 1440 x 2880 resolution, a greater count of pixels per inch in the display and a larger screen. The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design features a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels, a bigger aperture and a lot higher video resolution. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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