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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS 3 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2022-11-11 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold, Gren, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2790 x 1188 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 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 | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 8.47 |
| 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 | -- |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Pocket S has a general score of 78.2, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Huawei Pocket S construction is noticeably newer and just a bit thinner, but heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Huawei Pocket S has a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Pocket S also has 5 GB more RAM.
The Huawei Pocket S counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a little bit more pixels per inch of screen, a higher resolution of 1188 x 2790 pixels and a way larger screen. The Huawei Pocket S has a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Pocket S has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy A5 (2017) has a slightly better camera than Huawei Pocket S, although it has a back camera with a way worse resolution and a smaller aperture.
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