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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T has an overall score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than Galaxy J8's score of 76.7. Huawei nova 5T is a newer cellphone, and it's also just a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Galaxy J8. Both phones in this comparison review include the same Android 10 operating system.
Huawei nova 5T has a sharper display than Galaxy J8, because it has a little bigger display, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a greater display pixel density. The Galaxy J8 counts with a little bit better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Huawei nova 5T has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM. Huawei nova 5T features a lot better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way higher photo and video quality, a lot higher video resolution and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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