Phone Comparison - Huawei Y9s vs Huawei Y9a vs Samsung Galaxy A72

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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Samsung
Announced November 2019 September 2020 2021, March 17
Status Available - November 2019 Coming Soon - September 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26
Price Rs. 19,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Midnight Black, Breathing Crystal, Phantom Purple Space Silver, Sakura Pink, Midnight Black Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.1 x 77.2 x 8.8 mm
(6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)
163.5 x 76.5 x 9 mm
(6.44 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - FRL-L22 LTE
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10 Android 11
User Interface EMUI 9.1 EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Servic One UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 710F (12 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 618
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.59 inches 6.63 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (397 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.70% 84.83% 84.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2MP + 2MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED flash LED flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 13mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W or 40W (region dependent), 70% in 30 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Capacity 4000 mAh 4200 mAh 5000 mAh
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