Huawei P9 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 2016

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Comparing the Huawei P9 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei P9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Huawei P9 the better performer.


Display: Both Huawei P9 and Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei P9's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Huawei P9 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei P9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 offers 5 MP, making Huawei P9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei P9 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 offers 2900 mAh, making Huawei P9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei P9 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 offers 16 GB, making Huawei P9 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Huawei P9 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 has a rating of 4.

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Huawei P9
₹39,999
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₹14,490
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Summary

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016
15 Feb, 2016
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
HiSilicon Kirin
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
8 MP
5 MP
32 MP

Battery

N/A
3000 mAh
2900 mAh
10000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
100W Hyper Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
16 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Outstanding cameras
  • Decent performance
  • Sleek build quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • No OIS or 4K video recording
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(835 ratings)
4/5
(1,115 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
5 More Videos
Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
N/A
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
N/A

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Mali-T720 MP2
Adreno

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
2 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
424 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.34 %
72.34 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.5 %

Design

Height

145 mm
144.8 mm
163.44 mm

Width

70.9 mm
71 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
7.3 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

144 grams
153 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
N/A

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
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
No
Yes

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Capacity

3000 mAh
2900 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)
Up to 16 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
16 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.286 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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