Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| 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
Galaxy Note8 is much better than Huawei nova 2, having a score of 83 against 74.2. Both devices we are comparing use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version, giving you lots of additional features and performance enhancements. The Galaxy Note8 is a better cellphone than the Huawei nova 2, we must highlight that it is also a a lot thicker and heavier cellphone.
The Galaxy Note8 has a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 2, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960, a little bit more pixels per screen inch and a bigger screen. Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Note8 also has a SD card slot that holds up to 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a bit better CPU than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 captures slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same resolution back camera, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a bigger camera aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light situations and a much better video resolution.
The Galaxy Note8 has just a bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 2, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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