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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-11-01 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 189.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 10 Lite's 74.2 score. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is a little thicker and just a little heavier than Huawei Mate 10 Lite. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little higher screen density.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to the Huawei Mate 10 Lite one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. Huawei Mate 10 Lite counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). They have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same video frame rates and a same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a lot bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
The Huawei Mate 10 Lite features just a bit better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has an 11 percent greater battery size.
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