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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 vs Samsung Galaxy S5

    2.86 in
    5.78 in
    Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
    Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      2.85 in
      5.59 in
      Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S5
      Editiorial reviews
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      2 editorial reviews
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      25
      4.1 out of 5
      13 user ratings
      5 stars
      		38 %
      4 stars
      		53 %
      3 stars
      		7 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      User rating
      36
      4.2 out of 5
      36 user ratings
      5 stars
      		36 %
      4 stars
      		44 %
      3 stars
      		19 %
      2 stars
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      1 stars
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      38
      4.3 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		47 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		15 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      Full Comparison

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      Hardware

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.4
      CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.5 GHz
      CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
      GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
      RAM memory3 GB2 GB

      Display

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Screen size5.2 in5.1 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
      TechnologyIPS TFT
      • AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      Pixel density424.0 ppi432.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnoyes
      Scratch resistant displaynoyes
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Internal storage16 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage128GB128GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      MaterialPlasticPlastic
      Water resistantnoyes
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Height5.78 in5.59 in
      Width2.86 in2.85 in
      Depth0.3 in0.32 in
      Weight5.19 oz5.11 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
      DLNA certifiednoyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.0
      Bluetooth profileA2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.0
      3.0/3.1
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
      Video outputNoMHL

      Cellular

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      		HSPA+
      Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes
      Streaming standards
      • Google Cast
      • Miracast
      		Miracast

      Battery

      Huawei P9 Lite 2016Huawei P9 Lite 2016
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Replaceable batterynoyes
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
      Standby time630.0 h390.0 h
      Talk time18.9 h21.0 h
      Fast chargingnoyes
      Wireless charging noyes

      Pros & Cons

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