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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-31 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note8 has a global score of 83, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's global score of 82.7. Both of these devices use Android OS, but Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has Android 8.0 Oreo version, giving a couple nice extra features and some performance improvements. Despite being the best in this comparison review, it must be told that it's also somewhat heavier and thicker.
Galaxy Note8's processor is just as good as the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one, they have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM. Galaxy Note8 has a display that is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one, because although the Galaxy Note8 has a just a little worse number of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a bit larger display.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note8, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Note8 has just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have a 12 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Note8 also has a way larger aperture for better photography in low-light environments and a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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