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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 |
| 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 Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, getting a overall score of 79.2 against 73.4. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a newer and just a little bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 9, although it is just a bit thicker. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a bit more pixels per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s memory capacity for games and applications is very similar to Huawei Mate 9's one, both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 features just a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both have the same RAM amount and 8 cpu cores.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a much more megapixels back facing camera and a way larger aperture. Huawei Mate 9 has improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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