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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 2 Plus's score of 74.2. Even being the best phone we are comparing here, we must tell that it is also a a bit heavier and somewhat thicker phone. Huawei nova 2 Plus features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly better display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a bit larger display, a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a quite better 1080 x 2220px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 2 Plus has a bit better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3340mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Galaxy A8 (2018) captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a back-facing camera with a lot better 16 MP resolution and a larger diafragm aperture.
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