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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 519.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 is a little bit better than Galaxy J8, getting a 79.5 score against 76.7. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy J8 has Android 10, providing the user a couple nice extra features. Even though the Huawei Mate 20 is a better cellphone than the Galaxy J8, we must note that it is also a just a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier cellphone.
Huawei Mate 20 features a lot better display than Galaxy J8, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2244 resolution, a little larger screen and more pixels per display inch. Huawei Mate 20 has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy J8. They have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount.
The Huawei Mate 20 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture and a back facing camera with much less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera sensor shooting higher quality photos and a much higher video definition. The Galaxy J8 features slightly more storage for apps and games than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 has just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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