Huawei nova 15 Max vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
| Key differences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price in Egypt | 20,600 EGP | 19,990 EGP |
| Price in Saudi Arabia | 1,299 SAR | 699 SAR |
| Price in UAE | 1,095 AED | 749 AED |
| Screen | 6.84 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz | 90Hz |
| Main camera | 50 MP (F1.9 aperture) | 50 MP (F1.8) |
| Selfie | 8 MP (F2.0 aperture) | 13 MP (F2.0) |
| Battery | 8500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge Turbo | Fast charging |
| RAM | 8GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB | 128 GB – 256 GB |
| Weight | About 232 g (with battery) | 192 g |
| Water resistance | — | IP54 |
| Launch | ||
| OS | EMUI 14.2 | Android |
| Updates | — | 6 OS upgrades and 6 years of security updates |
| Model numbers | CHZ-LX1 (Dual SIM), CHZ-LX1 (Single SIM) | SM-A176BZKAEUB, SM-A176BZBAEUB |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 163.3 × 78.0 × 7.98 mm | 164.4 × 77.9 × 7.5 mm |
| Weight | About 232 g (with battery) | 192 g |
| IP rating | — | IP54 |
| Colors | Rose Gold, Marine Blue, Gold Black | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Display | ||
| Type | OLED, 1.07 billion colors | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.84 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | FHD+ 2756 × 1272 pixels | 1080 × 2340 pixels (FHD+) |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz | 90Hz |
| Protection | — | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | — | Exynos 1330 |
| CPU | — | Octa-core (2.4GHz, 2GHz) |
| RAM | 8GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | 256 GB ROM | — |
| Card slot | — | Yes, microSD up to 2 TB |
| Main camera | ||
| Cameras | 50 MP (F1.9 aperture) + 2 MP (F2.4 aperture) | 50 MP (F1.8) + 5 MP (F2.2) + 2 MP (F2.4) |
| Camera features | 50 MP Ultra Sensing Camera (F1.9 aperture) + 2 MP Ultra Lighting Camera (F2.4 aperture), autofocus, AI Image Stabilization (AIS), 10x digital zoom, photo resolution up to 8192 × 6144 pixels, video resolution up to 3840 × 2160 pixels, shooting modes: Wide Aperture, Night, Portrait, Photo, Video, Pro, Slow-Mo, Panorama, Time-Lapse, Stickers, High-Res, Moving Picture | Triple rear camera: 50.0 MP + 5.0 MP + 2.0 MP, aperture F1.8, F2.2, F2.4, autofocus, OIS, digital zoom up to 10x, flash |
| Video | 3840 × 2160 pixels | FHD (1920 × 1080)@30fps |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Selfie | 8 MP (F2.0 aperture) | 13 MP (F2.0) |
| Selfie video | Video resolution up to 3840 × 2160 pixels | FHD (1920 x 1080)@30fps |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | HUAWEI Histen | No stereo support |
| 3.5mm jack | No, Type-C headphone port only (supports only digital Type-C headphones) | — |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 8500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge Turbo | Fast charging |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network | FDD-LTE: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/26/28/66, TDD-LTE: 38/40/41, UMTS: 1/2/4/5/8/19, GSM: 2/3/5/8 | 5G |
| SIM | Dual SIM or Single SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) |
| Wi-Fi | WLAN 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, 2 × 2 MIMO, EHT80, 1024 QAM | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2.4GHz+5GHz, VHT80 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2, supports BLE, SBC, AAC, LDAC and L2HC | Bluetooth v5.3 |
| Positioning | GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC | Supported (read/write mode, card emulation) | — |
| USB | USB Type-C, USB 2.0 | USB Type-C, USB 2.0 |
| Infrared | Yes, infrared sensor | — |
| Extra features | ||
| Fingerprint | Yes, fingerprint sensor | Yes, fingerprint sensor |
| Sensors | Gravity sensor, infrared sensor, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, compass, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor (functions implemented through software solutions) | Accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, light sensor, virtual proximity sensing |
