Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J8 is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, with a 76.7 score against 76.3. Even being the best we are comparing, the Galaxy J8 construction is a bit heavier and just a bit thicker than the Huawei nova 3. Both devices we compare here include Android OS, but Galaxy J8 has older 10 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Huawei nova 3 has a sharper screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a higher display pixel density and a quite larger display. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei nova 3 has a superior memory to install games and applications than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal memory. Huawei nova 3 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have a same resolution camera, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Huawei nova 3 features a bit better battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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