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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 is a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a global score of 81 against 75.8. Huawei Nova 9's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's just a little bit heavier. The Huawei Nova 9 has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) features just a bit better looking display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little better pixel number in each inch of display. The Huawei Nova 9 features a greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei Nova 9 has a very superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a way better video definition and a back camera with a much better resolution. The Huawei Nova 9 has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 43% larger battery size.
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