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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-11-26 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.41 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Galaxy black, Icelandic frost, Ocean blue and Sunrise orange | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 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 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 11.44 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6 | 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
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is a bit better than Honor View30 Pro's 74.6 global score. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s design is a little thinner and somewhat lighter than the Honor View30 Pro, even though it was released about a year before. Honor View30 Pro counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor View30 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit better display than Honor View30 Pro, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater pixels number per screen inch. Honor View30 Pro counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a much better (4K) video resolution, a larger camera aperture and a back camera with a lot higher 40 MP resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has slightly more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Honor View30 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. Honor View30 Pro counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 37 percent bigger battery size.
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