Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) vs Huawei P9 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

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Huawei P9

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) or Huawei P9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) Huawei P9
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Release date 2016, March 2016, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.19 in 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.79 in
Weight 210 g | 7.41 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors White, Black, Gold Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 33 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 109 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS-NEO LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.2" in
Screen area 99.2 cm2 74.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.9% 72.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 367 PPI 423 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.8'', OIS, AF -12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/2.4
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); Experience UI 9 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4.1
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 955 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 510 Mali-T880 MP4
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09)
64 GB, 4 GB RAM (EVA-L29)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 234 356
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 721 857
GeekBench 5 Single Core 231 341
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 841 1033
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1300 1709
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3796 4820
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3558 3797
GeekBench 4 Battery 1725

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -A910F/DS
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) -A910F/DS
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (EVA-L09 only)
USB microUSB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 1.43 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast battery charging
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- Fast battery charging: 44% in 30 min
Versions
- Also known as Samsung A9 Pro Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots

- Versions: EVA-L09 (EU, LATAM, India, Global Single SIM); EVA-L19, EVA-L29 (Global Dual SIM)

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