Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Huawei Ascend Mate 2

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Huawei Ascend Mate 2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Ascend Mate 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.6 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Huawei Ascend Mate 2 the better performer.


Display: Huawei Ascend Mate 2 offers a screen size of 6.1 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers 5.25 inches, making Huawei Ascend Mate 2 the larger display of the two. Huawei Ascend Mate 2 features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Grand 2's TFT, making Huawei Ascend Mate 2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Ascend Mate 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers 8 MP, making Huawei Ascend Mate 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Ascend Mate 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers 1.9 MP, making Huawei Ascend Mate 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Ascend Mate 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 4050 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers 2600 mAh, making Huawei Ascend Mate 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Huawei Ascend Mate 2 offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Jan, 2014
30 Mar, 2014
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.25 inches (13.34 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
4050 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5
(5,105 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Below Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 306
Adreno 840

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.25 inches  (13.34 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

280 ppi
241 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.58 %
75.05 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

146.8 mm
161 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.3 mm
84.7 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9.5 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

163 grams
202 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4
13 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Below Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

1.9 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh
4050 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless 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
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 4) / 1900(band 25)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 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

Head: 0.58 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Mobile
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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