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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 3's 76.3 global score. Even though the Galaxy A8 (2018) is better than Huawei nova 3, it must be told that it is also a thicker and just a bit heavier cellphone. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a slightly better looking screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei nova 3 features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei nova 3 features much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal memory.
Huawei nova 3 features superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity. The Huawei nova 3 takes a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photos, and they both have a 16 megapixels back camera, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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