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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-01-10 |
| 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 | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 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 |
| 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 9 Pro has a global score of 78.7, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), although they were only released with a couple of months difference.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a higher pixel number per inch of screen. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture and a way less mega pixels camera in the back, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an 11% more battery capacity.
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