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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-07-07 | 2017-01-31 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is slightly better than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, having an 82.7 score against 80.4. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's design is just a bit heavier but just a little thinner than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and both were released only 5 months apart. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit sharper display than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1440 x 2560 resolution, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also counts with a little more pixels per display inch.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit faster processor than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a camera that is just as good as the camera in Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking worse quality images and a lot smaller aperture which is not good for low light photos and video, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video quality and a same resolution back facing camera.
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