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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Emerald green and Twilight | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a score of 82.9, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's overall score of 82.1. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro construction is thicker but just a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and both of them were released with only 2 months difference. Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 Star. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and 8 cpu cores.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit bigger display, a higher 1440 x 3120 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for capturing images in low light situations, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also counts with a much higher resolution back camera and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much higher quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy A8 Star has a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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