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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | -- |
| 2022-05-18 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 + 10.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| 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 | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate Xs 2's 72.6 score. Even though Galaxy A8 (2018) is extremely older and notably thicker than Huawei Mate Xs 2, it's body is still a lot lighter. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a much better performing CPU than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better display than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater display pixels density. The Huawei Mate Xs 2 counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography, it also counts with a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 features a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Huawei Mate Xs 2 features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4600mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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