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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | -- |
| 2022-10-20 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, 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 |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 442 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 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 |
| 8.8 | 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4460mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than Huawei Mate 50E, having a 79.2 score against 78.9. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a older and a little bit thicker phone than Huawei Mate 50E, but Samsung managed to make it lighter anyway. The Huawei Mate 50E features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 50E also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate 50E and Galaxy A8 (2018) both have very similar displays, although the Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, a quite smaller display and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 50E, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) takes a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a back camera with a lot lower resolution. The Huawei Mate 50E counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4460mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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