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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-28 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is just a bit better than Huawei P Smart (2021)'s overall score of 79.2. The Galaxy Note8 is an extremely older device than Huawei P Smart (2021), but Samsung managed to build it just a little lighter and just a little thinner anyway. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but the Galaxy Note8 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei P Smart (2021) has Android 10.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a little more vivid display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy Note8 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy Note8 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note8, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Huawei P Smart (2021) shoots better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also counts with a much bigger sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality and a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) has a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 52% more battery capacity.
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