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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro's score of 79.3. Galaxy A7 (2018) is an noticeably older phone than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, but it is a little bit lighter and a little thinner anyway. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM.
Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a bit higher resolution of 1236 x 2676 pixels, a bit more pixels per inch of screen and a bit bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21 percent more battery size. The Galaxy A7 (2018) captures clearer videos and photos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a lot worse (Full HD) video definition and a much less megapixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture.
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