Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-03-11 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 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 slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, with an 82.7 score against 78.1. These phones come with the same Android 8.0 Oreo OS (Operating System). Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a just a little bit heavier phone than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, but both have the same thickness.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. They have a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a same size display and exactly the same 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has more RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and faster).
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge captures clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a lot bigger camera aperture for better photography and video in low-light environments.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a little better battery duration than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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