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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2016-06-10 | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| 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 | IPS LCD |
| 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 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P10 Plus is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, having a overall score of 79.8 against 75.8. Huawei P10 Plus is a newer cellphone, and it is also a lot thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. Galaxy S7 Active features a little sharper display than Huawei P10 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1440 x 2560, the Galaxy S7 Active also counts with a just a little higher display density.
Huawei P10 Plus features much more memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has more internal storage and an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Huawei P10 Plus features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of faster cores.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a little better battery duration than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a 7 percent bigger battery capacity. The Huawei P10 Plus has a camera that is very similar to Galaxy S7 Active's camera, and although the Huawei P10 Plus has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures and video in low-light situations, they both have the same video frame rate, a camera in the back with a 12 megapixels and the same video resolution.
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