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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.11 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Emerald green and Midnight black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 416 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 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a little bit better than the Huawei P Smart (2020), having a 79.2 score against 77.5. Galaxy A8 (2018) is a better phone than Huawei P Smart (2020), it must be noted that it is also a much older, just a bit heavier and a little thicker phone. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s processor is just as good as Huawei P Smart (2020)'s CPU, both have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit better screen than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater display pixel density. Huawei P Smart (2020) counts with a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has more internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei P Smart (2020) features just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 13 percent greater battery size. Galaxy A8 (2018) captures clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P Smart (2020), because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better images in low light situations and a higher resolution back-facing camera.
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