Huawei P9 vs Samsung Galaxy S7

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Comparing the Huawei P9 vs Samsung Galaxy S7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews 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 S7 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Huawei P9 the better performer.


Display: Huawei P9 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S7 offers 5.1 inches, making Huawei P9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei P9's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Huawei P9 and Samsung Galaxy S7 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Huawei P9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S7 offers 5 MP, making Huawei P9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Huawei P9 and Samsung Galaxy S7 offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Huawei P9 and Samsung Galaxy S7 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Huawei P9 and Samsung Galaxy S7 equally at 8.


User Rating: Huawei P9 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy S7 has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016
18 Mar, 2016
29 Apr, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
12 MP
Camera
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
AF

Battery

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.2/10

Pros

  • Outstanding cameras
  • Decent performance
  • Sleek build quality
  • Stylish looks, waterproof build
  • Gorgeous display
  • Impressive snappers
  • Fluid performance
  • Slim design, excellent durability
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performance and battery life
  • Capable low light photography

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • No OIS or 4K video recording
  • Expensive
  • Fingerprint magnet
  • Suffers from heating issues
  • A pricey affair
  • Thermal efficiency could have been better
  • Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.5/5
(835 ratings)
4.4/5
(31,805 ratings)
4.3/5
(974 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
2,194,258
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
14h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
Mar 18, 2016
(Official)
Apr 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A
Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
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Processor

Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M1 Mongoose 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Mali-T880 MP12
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
20.6 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
576 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.34 %
72.18 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

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
96.80 %

Design

Height

145 mm
142.4 mm
162.7 mm

Width

70.9 mm
69.6 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
7.9 mm
6.99 mm

Weight

144 grams
152 grams
183 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
12 MP
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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)
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
Smile detection
Touch to focus
50 x Digital Zoom
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/4.1" sensor size CMOS 1.34µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G)
Up to 22 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
14h 01m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
44m

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

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 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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

N/A
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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.322 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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