Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-10 | 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 |
| Gold and Gray | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | $ 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's global score of 78.7. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo. Despite being the best in this comparison, it must be noted that it's also somewhat heavier and thicker.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Note8 count with extremely similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a little worse number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bit bigger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2960. Galaxy Note8 has slightly more memory to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Note8 has a processing unit that's just as good as the processor in Huawei Mate 9 Pro, both have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM. Samsung Galaxy Note8 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality and a much bigger camera aperture to capture better photography in low-light environments.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Note8 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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