Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue | Black |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a global score of 82.7, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star's general score of 73.1. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has older 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an older phone than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, but it is somewhat thinner and a little lighter anyway.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a lot higher count of pixels per screen inch.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has much more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with superior battery duration than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3300mAh.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a lot tinier aperture which is not good for low light captures and a lesser mega-pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor capturing better quality pictures and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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