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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-06-09 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Breathing Crystal 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 | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 710F chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 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 | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G51-MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is slightly better than the Huawei P smart S's score of 77.2. Galaxy Note8 is a better phone than the Huawei P smart S, we must note that it's also a way older, heavier and just a little thicker phone. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy Note8 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P smart S has Android 10.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a little better hardware performance than Huawei P smart S, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Note8 has just a bit better screen than Huawei P smart S, and although they both have a same size screen, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a bit higher pixels amount per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has just a bit better camera than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture. Huawei P smart S counts with a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P smart S also has 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei P smart S features greater battery life than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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