Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-04-12 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.02 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 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
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, with an 85.2 score against 82.1. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design's body is a little bit thicker but just a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and they were released only 5 months apart. Both of these phones use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so both of them should count with the same operating system features.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design features a bit sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2880px resolution and a higher pixel quantity in each inch of screen. The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star. They have 8 cores and the same RAM amount. The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also counts with a way better 40 mega-pixels resolution camera and a way larger sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photos.
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3700mAh.
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