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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | 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 | |
| 7.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note8 is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, with a score of 83 against 75.6. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 is an older and just a little bit thicker phone than the Huawei Mate 20 X, but Samsung managed to build it lighter anyway. These devices work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so they should count with identical operating system features.
The Huawei Mate 20 X has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note8. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. Galaxy Note8 features a sharper display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a way greater pixel quantity per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 captures a lot better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a lot smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting much lower quality videos and pictures, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography in low light situations.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 52 percent greater battery size.
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