Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) vs Huawei P9

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Huawei
Announced December 2015 February 2016 April 2016
Status Available - February 2016 Available - March 2016 Available - April 2016
Price Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,999 ($588.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 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 155 g (5.47 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.24 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 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)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Dual-core 2.15 GHz & dual-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955
GPU - Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 2 GB 3/4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 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 5.2 inches 5.1 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.38% 72.33% 72.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 26 mm, f/1.7, 1.4 µm pixel size, 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 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM - G930R 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2900 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -