Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-04 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.44 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.94 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Green | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 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 | |
| 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, Gyroscope, 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 bit better than Huawei P Smart Z, having a 79.2 score against 75.6. The Galaxy A8 (2018) design is a little thinner and lighter than Huawei P Smart Z, even though it was released only 16 months before. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Huawei P Smart Z both count with very similar CPUs, both of them have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit better screen than Huawei P Smart Z, because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels count per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s camera is very similar to the camera in Huawei P Smart Z, and although the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a larger aperture to capture better low light images and videos, they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
Huawei P Smart Z features a bit bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei P Smart Z also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P Smart Z counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33% greater battery size.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.