Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Huawei P9

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Huawei
Announced August 2015 February 2016 April 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - March 2016 Available - April 2016
Price Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,999 ($588.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Black, Gold, Silver Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
145 x 70.9 x 7 mm
(5.71 x 2.79 x 0.28 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
- Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - TouchWiz UI -
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.1 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.92% 72.33% 72.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size,Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 27 mm, 1.25 µm Pixel Size, Leica Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -