Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) vs Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Huawei Mate 9 Pro phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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5.7"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2560
12.2
MP
MP
5mp
4GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
3500
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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5.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x2560
20
MP
MP
8mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB)
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11 Advantages 
12 Advantages | 32 Common items in both devices |
| 169 grams (5.92 ounces) |
| 16 million |
| 1440x2560 pixels |
| PDAF: phase detection autofocus / LDAF/PDAF: laser/phase detection autofocus |
| OIS: Optical stabilization |
| BSI sensor |
| HDR photo/video on both cameras / HDR photo on both cameras |
| +25 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Model | Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Mate 9 Pro (128GB) |
| Other model names | Bell Samsung Galaxy Note 7 N930W8, Galaxy Note 6 | Huawei Mate 9 Pro LON-AL10, Huawei Long Island |
| Country or region available |  Canada |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Samsung | Huawei |
| Release date | 8/19/2016 | 1/1/2017 |
| Depth | 7.9 millimeters (0.31 inches) | 7.5 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 73.9 x 153.5 millimeters (2.91 x 6.04 in) | 75 x 152 millimeters (2.95 x 5.98 in) |
| Weight | 169 grams (5.92 ounces) | 169 grams (5.92 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum frame, glass front/back | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Screen size | 5.7" inches | 5.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~73.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1440x2560 pixels | 1440x2560 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 515 PPI | 534 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| System version | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| Firmware update | Android 7.0 Nougat | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14nm) | 64bit: HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16nm) |
| CPU | Quad-core, 2 processors: 2x 2.15GHz Kryo (Dual-core) 2x 1.6GHz Kryo (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.4GHz ARM Cortex-A73 (Quad-core) 4x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 530 | ARM Mali-G71 MP8 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| RAM memory | 4GB LPDDR4 | 6GB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 64GB (52GB available) UFS 2.0 | 128GB (115GB available) |
| External storage | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 450/50 Mbps | 600/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO TD-SCDMA 1900/2000 UMTS 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat9 (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 25, 29, 30) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40, 41) | LTE Cat12 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,12,17,18,19,20,26,28,29) TD-LTE 1900/2300/2500/2600 (Bands 38,39,40,41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, TD-SCDMA, UMTS, TD-HSDPA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | CDMA 800, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO UMTS 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 12.2 megapixels | (dual camera) 20 megapixels 12MP f/2.2 |
| Main camera resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 5952x3348 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Dual-LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/1.7 (aperture) | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | 26mm (lens) | 27mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 1.4µm pixel | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus | LDAF/PDAF: laser/phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | OIS: Optical stabilization | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Supported |
| HDR | HDR photo/video on both cameras | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | 2K UHD (2560x1440) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/1.7 (aperture) | f/1.9 (aperture) |
| Focal length | 22mm (lens) | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| USB | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor (front-mounted) Gyroscope Hall effect Heart rate Iris scanner Proximity sensor SpO2 | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 3500 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 15W Wired fast charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 38 hours (1.6 days) | feature not registered |
| Standby | 312 hours (13 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Blue Coral, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx • Stylus Pen (12-bit) • Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard) • S-Voice • HD Voice | • Colors: Haze Gold, Titanium Grey • Metal body • EMUI 5.0 • 2.5D glass screen • Leica optics camera • Fast battery charging |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) | Huawei Mate 9 Pro (128GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.65W/kg (head), 1.59W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |