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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is just a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 82.7 score against 79.2. Despite of the fact that the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is older than Galaxy A8 (2018), it's construction is just a little thinner and a little lighter. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a little bit more pixels per inch in the display. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much tinier aperture and a back-facing camera with lot less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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