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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2015-12-01 | -- |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 690.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.35 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 8 has a general score of 77.4, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G's 76.2 general score. The Huawei Mate 8 construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, but it's just a little bit lighter. The Huawei Mate 8 has a much greater hardware performance than Galaxy A16 5G. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a quite greater pixels count in each inch in the display and a quite bigger display. Galaxy A16 5G has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in low light environments and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with much more memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1000 GB. Galaxy A16 5G has superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity.
Although Huawei Mate 8 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy A16 5G, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy A16 5G. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can get the Galaxy A16 5G, and give up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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