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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.33 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2021) is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a general score of 79.2 against 79.2. Huawei P Smart (2021)'s construction is newer, but somewhat heavier and a bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit superior CPU than Huawei P Smart (2021). Both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little sharper screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better number of pixels in each inch in the display. The Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Huawei P Smart (2021) has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Huawei P Smart (2021) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a way higher video definition and a much more megapixels back camera.
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