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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-09-15 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate S's score of 75.3. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) body is extremely newer than Huawei Mate S's, but it is just a bit heavier and thicker. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a processing unit that's just as good as Huawei Mate S's processing unit, and although the Galaxy A8 (2018) has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit sharper display than Huawei Mate S, because it has a quite higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a quite larger display. Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei Mate S, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit superior battery duration than Huawei Mate S, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a bigger camera aperture for better photography and video in low light situations and a camera with more MP.
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