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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-06-25 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.48 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2388 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 17.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than Honor 50 SE's 73.7 global score. Although Galaxy A8 (2018) is extremely older and a little bit thicker than the Honor 50 SE, it's construction is still just a little bit lighter. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better screen than Honor 50 SE, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Honor 50 SE, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Honor 50 SE features a bit better CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Honor 50 SE also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Honor 50 SE shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for taking photos and video in low-light environments, it also counts with a much more MP back camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Honor 50 SE has superior battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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