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Huawei P9 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 2017

    2.79 in
    5.71 in
    Huawei P9 Mobile Phone
    Huawei P9
      2.81 in
      5.75 in
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Editiorial reviews
      21
      4.2 out of 5
      9 user ratings
      5 stars
      		33 %
      4 stars
      		66 %
      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
      		0 %
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      User rating
      39
      4.4 out of 5
      39 user ratings
      5 stars
      		46 %
      4 stars
      		46 %
      3 stars
      		7 %
      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 P9Huawei P9
      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 memory
      • 3 GB
      • 4 GB
      		3 GB

      Display

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Screen size5.2 in5.2 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
      TechnologyIPS TFT
      • AMOLED
      • Full HD Super AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
      Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps
      Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px

      Front camera

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Lens apertureF/2.4F/1.9

      Storage

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Internal storage
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      		32 GB
      Maximum card storage128GB256GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Material
      • Aluminum
      • Plastic
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      • Metal

      Dimensions

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Height5.71 in5.75 in
      Width2.79 in2.81 in
      Depth0.27 in0.31 in
      Weight5.08 oz5.61 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Dual sim support
      • no
      • yes
      		yes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIM
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.14.2
      Bluetooth profile
      • A2DP
      • A2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • DIP
      • HFP
      • HID
      • HOGP
      • HSP
      • MAP
      • OPP
      • PAN
      • PBAP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
      Video outputNoNo

      Cellular

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      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
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • EDGE
      • HSDPA
      • HSUPA
      • HSPA+
      • FDD-LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • BeiDou
      • 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 P9Huawei P9
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Talk time14.53 h16.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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