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Huawei Mate S vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

2.96 in
5.9 in
Huawei Mate S Mobile Phone
Huawei Mate S
2.85 in
5.94 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
12
4.0 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
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26
4.5 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
84 %
4 stars
7 %
3 stars
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2 stars
7 %
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0 %
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
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39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 935Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T624ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB4 GB

Display

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Screen size5.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.7 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Colour of product
  • Rose Gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Titanium
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Height5.9 in5.94 in
Width2.96 in2.85 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in
Weight5.5 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity2700.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Standby time483.0 h336.0 h
Talk time13.0 h33.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

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