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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-12-01 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 8, getting a global score of 79.2 against 77.4. The Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is much newer and just a little bit lighter than Huawei Mate 8's, but it's also just a little bit thicker. The Huawei Mate 8 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018). They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater display pixels density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels. The Huawei Mate 8 features a better memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 8 features greater battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photos and video, and they both have the same video resolution and a same resolution camera, the Huawei Mate 8 also counts with higher 60 fps video frame rate.
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