Huawei nova 5i vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Huawei nova 5i

Huawei nova 5i

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

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Huawei nova 5i or Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei nova 5i Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
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Release date 2019, June 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.1 x 75.9 x 8.3 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 2.99 in 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.99 in
Weight 178 g | 6.28 oz 170 g | 6 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, Gradient Blue, Red White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 96 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 5.5" in
Screen area 101.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.0% 72.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2310 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 402 PPI
Other specs - DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Quad 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0 5 MP, f/1.9
Functions HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset - Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
- Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
-Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Adreno 405
Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 154457
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 115
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 428
GeekBench 4 Single Core 687
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3326
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2048

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent for dual-SIM model)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.10 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 10W

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Versions
- Versions: GLK-LX1, GLK-LX1U, GLK-LX2, GLK-LX3; GLK-AL00/GLK-TL00 (China)

- Versions: J710F, J710FN (EMEA); J710M (LATAM); J710H (South Africa, Pakistan, Vietnam) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J7 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots Asia/China model with 1080p display and 3 GB

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