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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P10 Plus is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a global score of 79.8 against 75.8. Although the Huawei P10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) were only released 3 months apart, the Huawei P10 Plus construction is thinner but just a little bit heavier. The Huawei P10 Plus counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P10 Plus has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a little bigger screen, a better count of pixels per inch of display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Huawei P10 Plus counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P10 Plus also has 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei P10 Plus has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity. The Huawei P10 Plus has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot lower 12 MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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