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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-03-11 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7, getting an 82.7 score against 79.5. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design body is newer and a little thinner, but heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S7. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S7, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal 1440 x 2560px resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S7 also counts with a bit greater pixels density. Samsung Galaxy S7 features a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S7 also has a larger sensor taking better quality photographs and a lot larger aperture for better captures and videos in poorly lited situations.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features better battery life than Galaxy S7, because it has a 33% greater battery size.
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