Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J8, getting an 82.7 score against 76.7. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's design is just a little thinner and just a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy J8, even though it was released just 17 months before. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy J8 has Android 10.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater pixels quantity per inch in the display and a way better 1440 x 2560px resolution.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor, a way lower 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a lot tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot better video quality. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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