Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs Huawei Mate 9 Lite Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) or Huawei Mate 9 Lite Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Huawei Mate 9 Lite
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Release date 2018, September 2016, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.02 in 150.9 x 76.2 x 8.2 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 3 in
Weight 168 g | 5.93 oz 162 g | 5.71 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame Aluminum body
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Colors Black, blue, gold, pink Gray, Gold, Silver
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3340 mAh,  Non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 650 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.5" in
Screen area 91.4 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.4% 71.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 411 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Triple 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-12 MP, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 8 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 5
Chipset - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 655 (16 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G71 Mali-T830MP2
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 144819
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 297 168
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 974 766
GeekBench 4 Single Core 814
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3336
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2678

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - A750G
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
- DTS sound
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
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Versions
- Versions: SM-A750F/DS (EMEA); SM-A750G (Hong Kong); SM-A750FN/DS (Europe)

- Also known as Huawei Mate 9 Lite, Huawei GR5 2017

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