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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-06-10 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Black |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, with a global score of 82.7 against 75.8. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design design is notably thinner and a bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, although they were only released 8 months apart. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1440 x 2560px resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active also counts with a little bit higher screen pixels density.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's battery life is just as good as Galaxy S7 Active's battery performance. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S7 Active, although it has a much smaller camera aperture which is not good for capturing photographs and video in poorly lited situations, they both have a camera in the back with a 12 mega-pixels, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates.
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