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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Emerald green and Twilight | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.46 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a general score of 82.9, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8's 76.7 global score. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro body is just a little heavier and a little thicker than Samsung Galaxy J8. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro features an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a little bit larger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 3120 and much more pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with a little bit better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy J8, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh. Huawei Mate 20 Pro captures greater photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a much better resolution back facing camera, a way higher video resolution and a way bigger back camera sensor.
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