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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-10-20 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 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 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), having a general score of 81 against 79.2. Huawei Nova 9's construction is incredibly newer and a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, but it is also a little bit heavier. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB.
Huawei Nova 9 has a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4300mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. Huawei Nova 9 takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
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