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Huawei P9 Vs Samsung Galaxy A55

Should you buy Huawei P9 or Samsung Galaxy A55? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating sy ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

3000 mAh 5000 mAh

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm) 6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

Front Camera

8 MP 32 MP

Processor

HiSilicon Kirin 955 Samsung Exynos 1480

RAM

3 GB 8 GB

Rear Camera

12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP

Battery

Capacity

3000 mAh 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast Yes, Fast, 25W

Removable

No No

Standby time

Up to 566 Hours(3G) / Up to 526 Hours(2G) -

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 33 Hours(2G) -

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

Design

Build Material

Case: Metal Back: Metal Back: Gorilla Glass

Colours

Mystic Silver, Titanium Grey, Prestige Gold Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy

Height

145 mm 161.1 mm

Ruggedness

- Dust proof

Thickness

6.9 mm 8.2 mm

Waterproof

- Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IP67

Weight

144 grams 213 grams

Width

70.9 mm 77.4 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

- 19.5:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with punch-hole display

Brightness

- 550 nits

Display Type

IPS LCD Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

424 ppi 390 ppi

Refresh Rate

- 120 Hz

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD) 1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Screen Protection

- Corning Gorilla Glass, Glass Victus Plus

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm) 6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.34 % 85.57 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

- 86.5 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

No No

Camera Setup

Single Single

Flash

No No

Resolution

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera 32 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 2.74" sensor size, 0.8µm pixel size)

Video Recording

- 3840x2160 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Huawei Samsung

Custom UI

EMUI Samsung One UI

Launch Date

August 17, 2016 (Official) March 14, 2024 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android v14

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Laser autofocus Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Touch to focus 10 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Dual Triple

Flash

Yes, Dual-color LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels 8150 x 6150 Pixels

OIS

No Yes

Resolution

12 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera 12 MP 50 MP f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(1.56" sensor size, 1µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)5 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI) -

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) Macro Mode

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

- Slo-motion Video HDR Video Pro Mode

Multimedia

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

3.5 mm USB Type-C

FM Radio

- No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Stereo Speakers

- Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v4.2 Yes, v5.3

GPS

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

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

- Head: 1.148 W/kg

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) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6) 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66 TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) 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) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

- 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66 TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) 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) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

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

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

- Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

- Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO

Wi-Fi Calling

- Yes

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core (2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53) Octa core (2.75 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955 Samsung Exynos 1480

Fabrication

- 4 nm

Graphics

Mali-T880 MP4 AMD Xclipse 530

RAM type

- LPDDR5

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

- Optical

Other Sensors

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

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 128 GB Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

32 GB 128 GB

Storage Type

- UFS 3.1

USB OTG

Yes Yes

User Available Storage

- Up to 109 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

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