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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | -- |
| 2021-09-20 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Huawei nova 9 Pro is just a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), with a general score of 79.3 against 79.2. Although the Huawei nova 9 Pro is just a little bit heavier than the Galaxy A8 (2018), it's just a little bit thinner and also much newer. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a screen that is just as good as the screen in Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although the Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low light captures and videos, it also counts with a much better (4K) video definition and a back camera with way more MP. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features better battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33 percent larger battery capacity.
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