Samsung Galaxy A70 vs Huawei nova 9 SE Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A70

Samsung Galaxy A70

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Huawei nova 9 SE

Huawei nova 9 SE

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Samsung Galaxy A70 or Huawei nova 9 SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A70 Huawei nova 9 SE
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Release date 2019, March 2022, March 08
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 3.02 in 164.6 x 75.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.48 x 6.48 x 2.98 in
Weight 183 g | 6.46 oz 191 g | 6.74 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Coral, Blue, Black, White Midnight Black, Pearl White, Crystal Blue
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.78" in
Screen area 108.4 cm2 111.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86% 89.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2388 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 393 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 90Hz
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 32 MP, Triple 108 MP, Quad
Camera specs -32 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52'', 0.7µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm 16 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide)
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver)
GPU Adreno 612 Adreno 610
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 248974
Antutu 8 Total 210563
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 607
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1562
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 285
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 464
GeekBench 5 Single Core 480 349
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1528 1488
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2341
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6600

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
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 25W

- Fast charging 66W, 75% in 20 min
Versions
- Versions: SM-A705F/DS (Global); SM-A7050 (China)

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