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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-01-22 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.18 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 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-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Honor View20, getting a overall score of 79.2 against 73.2. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s design is just a little lighter than the Honor View20, although it's just a bit thicker and was released just 13 months before. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit better display than Honor View20, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better count of pixels in each display inch.
Honor View20 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Honor View20 also has 4 GB more RAM. Honor View20 shoots way better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a way higher 48 MP resolution and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Honor View20 counts with a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Honor View20 features longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33% bigger battery size.
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