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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2017-07-04 | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | 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 | IPS LCD |
| 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 2300 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P10 Plus has an overall score of 79.8, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)'s global score of 71.8. Even though the Huawei P10 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) were released with only 3 months difference, Huawei P10 Plus's body is a little bit heavier but thinner than the Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017).
Huawei P10 Plus counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a lot higher amount of pixels per inch in the display, a bit bigger display and a lot higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. Huawei P10 Plus has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P10 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P10 Plus takes slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a lesser MP resolution camera in the back and a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and videos, it also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution. Huawei P10 Plus features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P10 Plus also has 112 GB more internal storage.
Huawei P10 Plus features better battery lifetime than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a 3750mAh battery size.
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