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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-08-18 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | 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 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J8 is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3i, with a 76.7 score against 73.7. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy J8 has the older 10 version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo. Galaxy J8 is a better device than the Huawei nova 3i, we must note that it is also a a little bit thicker and a bit heavier device.
Huawei nova 3i has a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a higher pixels density, a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite larger screen. The Huawei nova 3i counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J8, and although they both have an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3i also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei nova 3i features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy J8. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Galaxy J8 has a little bit better camera than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have the same video resolution, a 16 mega pixels camera in the back and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy J8 also has a much bigger aperture.
The Galaxy J8 has a little better battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 5 percent more battery capacity.
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