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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-12-01 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is better than the Huawei Mate 8, having an 85.2 score against 77.4. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is a just a little lighter cellphone than Huawei Mate 8, but both of them are equally thin. Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a little bit greater screen density, a bit higher 1080 x 2220px resolution and a quite larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a better storage to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a processor that's very similar to the CPU in Huawei Mate 8, and although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a superior camera than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot better resolution back-facing camera. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a little longer battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 5% bigger battery size.
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