Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Huawei P9 lite mini Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Huawei P9 lite mini
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Sep 01, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 16GB
3000 mAh
3020 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Aug 29, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
5.65 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches
143.5 x 71 x 8.05 mm
Weight
5.61 oz / 159.0 g 5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Black, Gold, Silver

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 67.53% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 308
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3020 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
13 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, 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 Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
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