Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Huawei P9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei Samsung
Announced Expected Announcement - December 2014 April 2016 December 2015
Status Rumored - January 2015 Available - May 2016 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,000 ($749.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
152.3 x 75.3 x 7 mm
(6 x 2.96 x 0.28 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 3D Touch display
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-T880 MP4 Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.64% 72.55% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual 12 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, Autofocus, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3400 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 78 h
Talk Time - - Up to 17 h (3G)