Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Huawei P9 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
7.5
Huawei P9
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Huawei P9
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Apr 16, 2016
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
3600 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Apr 06, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches
145 x 70.9 x 6.95 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g 5.08 oz / 144.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
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 Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 72.53% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 955
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
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
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
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F
Date approved: Mar 03, 2016
FCC ID value: QISEVA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 0.24 W/kg
Body: 0.71 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 3.78 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg
Head: 1.49 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg
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