Huawei Mate 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A71 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm	6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches 163.6 x 76 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g)	6.31 oz (179.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White	Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue

Display

Size
5.9-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 373 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED Plus
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
77.39 %	87.24 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 59min

Browsing

11h 32min

Video

11h 38min

Gaming

12h 46min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 25 mm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29(700 d)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40	Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 6, 5, 8, 4, 2	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 03, 2016	Dec 12, 2019

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 03, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMHA-L29
Measured SAR	Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.60 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

with 8 GB RAM

Memory	8GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
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