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Huawei Y9a vs Samsung Galaxy A70

What Y9a does better (4) and where Galaxy A70 wins (9) — every spec side by side.

Huawei Y9a
Huawei · 2020Y9a
5.4Score
4 advantages≈ $220
vs
Samsung Galaxy A70
Samsung · 2018Galaxy A70
5.5Score
9 advantages≈ $220
Higher score
4.7Display5.9
7.2Camera5.9
3.9Battery3.2
3.5Features5.0
Dimensions

Size comparison

Y9aGalaxy A70
76.5 × 163.5976.7 × 164.37.9
Y9aGalaxy A70Difference
Height163.5 mm164.3 mm−0.8 mm
Width76.5 mm76.7 mm−0.2 mm
Thickness9 mm7.9 mm+1.1 mm
Weight197 g183 g+14 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Y9a better than Galaxy A70?

  1. Main camera64 MP vs 32 MP2×
  2. Wired charging40 W vs 25 W+60%
  3. RAM8 GB vs 6 GB+33%
  4. Ultra-wide cameraYes · Galaxy A70: No

Why is Galaxy A70 better than Y9a?

  1. OLED panelNo · Y9a: Yes
  2. NFCNo · Y9a: Yes
  3. Battery capacity4,200 mAh vs 4,500 mAh+7%
  4. Selfie camera16 MP vs 32 MP2×
  5. Weight197 g vs 183 g+8%
  6. Rear cameras2 vs 3+50%
  7. Thickness9 mm vs 7.9 mm+14%
  8. Process12 nm vs 11 nm+9%
  9. Main camera aperturef/1.8 vs f/1.7+6%
Specifications

Side by side

Huawei Y9aHuawei Y9a≈ $2205.4
Design
Weight197 g183 g
Thickness9 mm7.9 mm
Height163.5 mm164.3 mm
Width76.5 mm76.7 mm
Frame—Plastic
Back—Plastic
Glass protection—Corning Gorilla Glass 3
ColoursSpace Silver, Sakura Pink, Midnight BlackWhite, Black, Blue
Display
Screen size6.6″6.7″
PanelIPS LCDAMOLED
OLED panelNoYes
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,400 px2,400 px
Pixel density397 ppi393 ppi
Refresh rate60 Hz60 Hz
Peak brightness—600 nits
Measured brightness—604 nits
Screen-to-body ratio84.8%86%
Performance
ChipsetMediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Chip makerMediaTekQualcomm
Process12 nm11 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2 GHz2 GHz
GPUMali-G52 MC2Adreno 612
AnTuTu score—480,034
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—1,672
Memory
RAM8 GB6 GB
Storage (max)128 GB128 GB
Storage (base)128 GB128 GB
Storage typeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory card slotYesYes
Camera
Main camera64 MP32 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Main sensor size1/1.73"1/2.8"
Rear cameras23
Optical stabilisationNoNo
Ultra-wide cameraYesNo
Telephoto cameraNoNo
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps30 fps
Selfie camera16 MP32 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity4,200 mAh4,500 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Wired charging40 W25 W
Charged in 30 min—45%
Wireless chargingNoNo
Connectivity
5GNoNo
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15
NFCNoYes
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C
USB version22
Satellite navigationGLONASS, BDSGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Features
Stereo speakersNoNo
3.5 mm headphone jackYesYes
Fingerprint sensorSideUnder display
SensorsFingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassfingerprint
SAR (head)—0.35 W/kg
Software
OS at launchAndroid 10Android 9.0 Pie
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceEMUI 10.1One UI
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