Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| 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, 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 Star, getting a general score of 82.7 against 82.1. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design design has the same thickness than the Galaxy A8 Star, but it's somewhat lighter. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has older 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Galaxy A8 Star has a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a camera with a much higher 16 MP resolution, a larger sensor and a way larger camera aperture.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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