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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-07-04 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 is much better than the Galaxy J5 (2017), having a global score of 82.7 against 71.8. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's construction is just a little bit heavier but a little thinner than Galaxy J5 (2017), and both of them were only released 5 months apart. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a way better display than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a much higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, much more pixels per inch in the display and a little bigger screen. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a lot smaller aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and videos and a back camera with less megapixels, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal storage. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with longer battery lifetime than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 33% bigger battery capacity.
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