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| Global Score | |
| 89.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-02-25 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2785.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.22 | 9.24 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate X2 has a general score of 89.1, which is better than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 overall score. Huawei Mate X2 is a incredibly newer and a bit thinner phone than the Galaxy A8 (2018), although it's way heavier. The Huawei Mate X2 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate X2 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a screen that's just as good as the display in Huawei Mate X2, because although the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher display density. Huawei Mate X2 captures way better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a camera with much more megapixels and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Huawei Mate X2 has a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Huawei Mate X2 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 50% larger battery size.
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