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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 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 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a global score of 82.7, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), even though both were only released 1 months apart.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has 3 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a much better display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution and a better quantity of pixels per inch of display.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture and a much worse 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much higher video resolution. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an 11% greater battery capacity.
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