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Huawei P9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A5 2017

    2.96 in
    6.0 in
    Huawei P9 Plus Mobile Phone
    Huawei P9 Plus
      2.81 in
      5.75 in
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Editiorial reviews
      12
      4.1 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
      		25 %
      4 stars
      		75 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      9
      4.1 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
      		0 %
      4 stars
      		100 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      User rating
      36
      3.9 out of 5
      36 user ratings
      5 stars
      		19 %
      4 stars
      		52 %
      3 stars
      		27 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      54
      4.3 out of 5
      54 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		14 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.9 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
      GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T830 MP2
      RAM memory4 GB3 GB

      Display

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Screen size5.5 in5.2 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
      Technology
      • AMOLED
      • Full HD Super AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      • AMOLED
      • Full HD Super AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      Pixel density401.0 ppi424.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps

      Front camera

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
      Lens apertureF/1.9F/1.9

      Storage

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Internal storage64 GB32 GB
      Maximum card storage128GB256GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      MaterialMetal
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      • Metal
      Shock resistantnoyes

      Dimensions

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Height6.0 in5.75 in
      Width2.96 in2.81 in
      Depth0.27 in0.31 in
      Weight5.71 oz5.61 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Dual sim support
      • no
      • yes
      		yes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIM
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.2
      Bluetooth profile
      • A2DP
      • GAVDP
      • HFP
      • HSP
      • OPP
      • PBAP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • DIP
      • HFP
      • HID
      • HOGP
      • HSP
      • MAP
      • OPP
      • PAN
      • PBAP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
      Video outputNoNo

      Cellular

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • GPRS
      • EDGE
      • HSDPA
      • HSUPA
      • HSPA+
      • FDD-LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • GPS
      • GLONASS
      • BeiDou
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      Streaming standards
      • Google Cast
      • Miracast
      		Google Cast

      Battery

      Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Battery capacity3400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Talk time20.0 h16.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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