Huawei Mate 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9

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Comparing the Huawei Mate 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A9 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Huawei Mate 8 the better performer.


Display: Both Huawei Mate 8 and Samsung Galaxy A9 offer the same screen size of 6 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei Mate 8's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A9 offers 13 MP, making Huawei Mate 8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Huawei Mate 8 and Samsung Galaxy A9 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Huawei Mate 8 and Samsung Galaxy A9 offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Huawei Mate 8 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A9 offers 32 GB, making Huawei Mate 8 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Huawei Mate 8 receives a higher user rating of 5, while Samsung Galaxy A9 has a rating of 2.

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Huawei Mate 8
₹38,990
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy A9
₹31,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
73%

Release Date

17 Jun, 2016
12 Jan, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 652
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

5/5
(1 rating)
2/5
(4 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 510

RAM

4 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

367 ppi
367 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

77.95 %
75.69 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

157.4 mm
161.7 mm

Width

80.7 mm
80.9 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

185 grams
200 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
8 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.33 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass