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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2016-06-10 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a general score of 79.3, which is a bit better than Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 overall score. Huawei nova 9 Pro is a incredibly newer and extremely thinner device than Galaxy S7 Active, but it's just a little heavier. The Galaxy S7 Active has a more vivid display than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixel amount per display inch and a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster) and 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S7 Active feature similar cameras, because although the Huawei nova 9 Pro has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for shooting images and videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a much more megapixels back facing camera.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro and Galaxy S7 Active have very similar batteries performance.
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