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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Huawei nova 9 Pro is slightly better than the Galaxy J7 (2017), with a 79.3 score against 73.5. The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and Galaxy J7 (2017) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Huawei nova 9 Pro's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy J7 (2017), but it's just a little bit heavier.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a higher 1236 x 2676 resolution, a bit better pixels amount per inch of screen and a bigger display. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro takes clearer videos and photos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way more megapixels camera in the back. Huawei nova 9 Pro features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features just a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
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