Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-11-15 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue | Black and White |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 X has a global score of 89.4, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A8 Star's 82.1 general score. Both of these phones have the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't perceive any difference in that aspect. Huawei Mate X's construction is newer than Galaxy A8 Star's, but it is incredibly heavier and extremely thicker.
Huawei Mate X counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little greater number of pixels per inch in the screen, a much higher resolution of 2200 x 2480 and a bigger display. The Huawei Mate X counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal memory.
Huawei Mate X counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate X also has 2 GB more RAM. The Galaxy A8 Star has a much better camera than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a way smaller back camera sensor shooting much lower quality photographs and a lot less megapixels camera, it also counts with a larger aperture.
The Huawei Mate X features superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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