Huawei P9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A03 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016	Nov 26, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches 152.3 x 75.3 x 6.98 mm	6.46 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 75.9 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, White	Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.78% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955	Unisoc T606 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1600 MHz
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-G57 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	3GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (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	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C	microUSB
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 22, 2016 FCC ID value: QISVIE-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.40 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Apr 27, 2016 FCC ID value: QISVIE-L29
Measured SAR	Head: 1.37 W/kg Body: 0.68 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

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