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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-11-15 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass | Plastic |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.46 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X has a general score of 89.4, which is much better than the Galaxy J8's general score of 76.7. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate X has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy J8 has Android 10. Even though the Huawei Mate X is newer than the Galaxy J8, it is way heavier and extremely thicker.
Huawei Mate X counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate X also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate X counts with a sharper display than Galaxy J8, because it has a much higher resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels, a way higher pixel count per inch of display and a lot bigger display.
The Huawei Mate X has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy J8 takes clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a lot tinier sensor capturing much lower quality videos and images and a back camera with a lot lower 16 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better photography and video in low-light situations.
Huawei Mate X counts with longer battery lifetime than Galaxy J8, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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