Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 is better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, with a score of 81 against 73.1. Both devices we compare here work with Android operating system, but Huawei Nova 9 has the previous 11 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei Nova 9 is a noticeably newer cellphone, and it's also a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Nova 9 features a brighter display than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340, a larger display and a better pixels amount in each screen inch.
The Huawei Nova 9 features just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way higher video resolution and a lot more MP camera.
The Huawei Nova 9 has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a 30 percent greater battery capacity.
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