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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-04-08 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy J8 has a global score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate X3's overall score of 74.7. Galaxy J8 has Android 10 operating system, while Huawei Mate X3 comes with HarmonyOS 3 operating system. Galaxy J8 is an a lot older and noticeably thicker phone than Huawei Mate X3, but Samsung could make it notably lighter anyway.
The Huawei Mate X3 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a larger screen, a lot better 2496 x 2224px resolution and way more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy J8 features a much powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei Mate X3 features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate X3 features a much better battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has a 37% larger battery capacity.
Huawei Mate X3 captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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