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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-01-22 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.18 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 9.79 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is much better than the Honor View20, with an 83 score against 73.2. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 body is older, a little bit thicker and a bit heavier than Honor View20. Honor View20 counts with just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor View20 also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note8 features a little bit better screen than Honor View20, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a better pixel amount in each inch of screen. Honor View20 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for taking images and video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Honor View20 also counts with a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a lot bigger back camera sensor capturing much higher quality pictures and videos.
Honor View20 has a much better memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note8, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. The Honor View20 counts with superior battery life than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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