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	Compare with Huawei P9	Compare with Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Full Differences Change compare mode	Review Specs ALL VERSIONSL09 - Europe, Latin America, India and Global ..L19 - Global marketL29 - Global market	Review Specs ALL VERSIONSA520F - Europe, Global Single-SIMA520F/DS - Global Dual-SIM

Huawei P9

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2016, April. Released 2016, April	2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	145 x 70.9 x 7 mm (5.71 x 2.79 x 0.28 in)	146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
3D size compare	Size up
Weight	144 g (5.08 oz)	157 g (5.54 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display
Type	IPS-NEO LCD	Super AMOLED
Size	5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~72.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		Always-on display

Platform
OS	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), EMUI 4.1	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset	Kirin 955 (16 nm)	Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-T830MP3

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	32GB 3GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09), 64GB 4GB RAM (EVA-L29)	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
		eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Modules	12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF, Laser AF 12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm	16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features	Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/2.4	16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
	24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes (EVA-L09 only)	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	FM radio
USB	USB Type-C	USB Type-C 2.0

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
		ANT+ Samsung Pay

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging	18W wired, 44% in 30 min (advertised)	18W wired
Talk time		Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play		Up to 53 h

Misc
Colors	Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
SAR		0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	1.43 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)	0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
Models	EVA-L09, EVA-L19, EVA-L29, EVA-AL10, EVA-TL00, EVA-AL00, EVA-DL00	SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD
Price	About 340 EUR	About 190 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 2068 Basemark X: 16942	GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: 1094:1 (nominal), 3.195 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality	Noise -97.3dB / Crosstalk -96.2dB	Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 75h	Endurance rating 95h