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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 is much better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, having a score of 85 against 74.2. Even though the Apple iPhone 8 and Huawei nova 2 Plus were released only 2 months apart, the Apple iPhone 8 construction is somewhat lighter but a little thicker than Huawei nova 2 Plus. IPhone 8 counts with a little bit better display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, although it has a quite lower pixel density, a bit smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels.
The iPhone 8 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has less cpu cores (although faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The iPhone 8 features a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPhone 8 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 12 mega pixels resolution and the same camera aperture, the Apple iPhone 8 also has a way higher 3840x2160 video definition. The Huawei nova 2 Plus counts with a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 8, because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
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