Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Gray | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 460.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 528 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8's general score of 76.6. Both devices we are comparing come with Android OS, but Galaxy Note8 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei Mate 8 has Android 6.0. Galaxy Note8's design is just a bit heavier and a little thicker than the Huawei Mate 8.
Galaxy Note8 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a screen that is very similar to the display in Huawei Mate 8, although the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a way higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution, a little bit bigger screen and a greater pixel count per screen inch.
Galaxy Note8 has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a much less MP back facing camera, it also counts with a way better video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited environments. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Note8, 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 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 8 features greater battery lifetime than Galaxy Note8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Note8 is also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it an easy choice.
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