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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.11 |
| 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Huawei Nova 9 has an overall score of 81, which is much better than Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 overall score. Huawei Nova 9 is a a bit lighter phone than Galaxy J7 (2017), but they are 0.31inches thick. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Nova 9 has older 11 version while Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a little bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a larger display and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Huawei Nova 9 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 5 GB more RAM.
Huawei Nova 9 shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light photos and video, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality and a lot higher 50 mega-pixels resolution camera. Huawei Nova 9 features a much better storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei Nova 9 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
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