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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-12 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 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 | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Samsung Galaxy Note8 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 lite, with an 83 score against 76.2. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note8 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo version, so it provides you a couple additional features. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is an older, heavier and thicker phone than the Huawei Mate 20 lite.
Galaxy Note8 has a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Galaxy Note8 also has more pixels per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960. The Galaxy Note8 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy Note8 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note8 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a way less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and video and a way higher (4K) video definition. Huawei Mate 20 lite features slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has a bit superior battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 14% larger battery size.
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