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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has an overall score of 83, which is much better than Huawei nova 2i's score of 72.4. Even being the best cellphone in our current comparison, it must be noted that it is also heavier and thicker. These devices come with Android operating system, but Galaxy Note8 has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version, providing the user a lot of extra features.
Galaxy Note8 features a little more vivid display than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a little larger screen, a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy Note8 features slightly more memory to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Note8 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB.
Galaxy Note8 has a little faster processing unit than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Note8 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a battery life that is very similar to the battery lifetime in Huawei nova 2i, although the Samsung Galaxy Note8 has just 3300mAh of battery size instead of 3340mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a lot less mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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