Huawei nova Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Jan 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€429

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches 151.8 x 75.7 x 7.3 mm	6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink	Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1920x1080px, 386 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-T830 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh, Li - Polymer	3600 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF)	16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 04, 2016 FCC ID value: QISMLA-LX2	Date approved: Dec 01, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F
Measured SAR
Head: 1.23 W/kg Body: 0.38 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg	Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.71 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.78 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg

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