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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-09 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 710F chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 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 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 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 | 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 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei P smart S's 77.2 score. The Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is much older, a bit thicker and just a little bit heavier than Huawei P smart S. Huawei P smart S and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) count with very similar processors, they have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. The Huawei P smart S takes clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video, it also counts with a much better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Huawei P smart S has a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB, the Huawei P smart S also has 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei P smart S has improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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