Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20, with an 82.1 score against 79.5. These phones work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't notice any differences regarding that. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star design is a little bit heavier but just a little thinner than Huawei Mate 20, and they were released only 2 months apart.
Huawei Mate 20 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei Mate 20 has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite worse pixels amount per inch of display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a quite larger screen.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 and the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star count with really similar cameras, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a tinier back camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, it also counts with a larger aperture for better photography and videos in low-light situations and a camera in the back with lot more MP.
Huawei Mate 20 has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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