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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass and Metal | 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 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3i's score of 73.7. Despite being the best cellphone we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a just a little thicker and just a little bit heavier cellphone than Huawei nova 3i. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s processor is just as good as Huawei nova 3i's processing unit, both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels count per inch of display. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have a camera with a 16 MP resolution, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better captures and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Huawei nova 3i counts with a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3i also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei nova 3i has a bit better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has an 11 percent greater battery capacity.
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