Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Huawei nova 2 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Jul 11, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm	6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches 153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 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	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 72.30% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 659
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB/64GB
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
3600 mAh, Li - Ion	3340 mAh, Li - Polymer
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 (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	8 MP Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP	20 MP

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	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F	Date approved: Jul 19, 2017 FCC ID value: QISBAC-LX3
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: 1.30 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg Phablet: 3.11 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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