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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-11-17 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.68 | 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 Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro has a general score of 79.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 general score. Even though Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Galaxy A8 (2018) were released only 2 months apart, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro construction is a little thinner but also just a little heavier. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a little greater pixels density.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 10 Pro takes a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a way less mega pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better images and video in low light environments and a way better (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has slightly more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro has improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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