Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-07-07 | 2017-01-10 |
| 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 | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 611.00 | $ 775.00 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| 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 | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 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 |
| 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
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, with an 80.4 score against 78.7. Although Galaxy Note Fan Edition and Huawei Mate 9 Pro were released only 6 months apart, Galaxy Note Fan Edition's construction is just a little bit lighter but a little bit thicker. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also counts with a little better count of pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bit better processor than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro feature similar cameras, and although the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a smaller sensor giving a worse image quality and a way smaller aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs or videos in low-light environments, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a same resolution back camera and the same (4K) video quality.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy Note Fan Edition is also a lot cheaper.
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