Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-22 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.46 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is much better than the Galaxy J8, getting a global score of 90.9 against 76.7. Both phones in this comparison come with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System). Even though the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is newer than Galaxy J8, it is heavier and somewhat thicker. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a superior processing unit than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has more RAM.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a much better screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1334 x 2772px, a much better screen density and a bit larger screen. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a way better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor, a much better video resolution and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy J8, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 26 percent bigger battery capacity.
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