Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-07-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 better than the Galaxy J7 (2017), having an 82.7 score against 73.5. These devices work with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has older 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a a little lighter and just a bit thinner phone than Galaxy J7 (2017), although they were only released 5 months apart.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per display inch.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little longer battery duration than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3600mAh.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a way smaller aperture and a back-facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
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