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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Huawei Mate 9 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
RAM memory3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
3 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-T830 MP2

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.9 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi373.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating2.5D Arc Glass
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesno
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.9F/1.9
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
Display flash
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readernoyes
N/A
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • White
  • Space grey
  • Black
  • Gold
N/A
MaterialAluminumAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesno
N/A
Shock resistantnonoyes
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.18 in5.75 in
Width3.07 in3.11 in2.81 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.63 oz6.7 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryes
N/A
yes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
1.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesno

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh4000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time21.0 h
N/A
16.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Huawei SuperCharge
N/A

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