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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| 2022-09-28 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.38 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Orange, Purple and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2616 x 1212 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 430 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| 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/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4700mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 50 Pro's general score of 72.5. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body has the same thickness than the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, but it's a lot heavier. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 50 Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei Mate 50 Pro counts with a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a way better performance than Huawei Mate 50 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores.
Huawei Mate 50 Pro features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 57 percent more battery size. The Huawei Mate 50 Pro captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a larger aperture for better low-light images and video and a camera with much more mega pixels.
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