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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 658 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 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-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Huawei P10 Lite, with a general score of 79.2 against 72.8. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than the Huawei P10 Lite. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s processor is just as good as Huawei P10 Lite's CPU, both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better screen than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a quite bigger display, a slightly higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and video.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s battery duration is very similar to the battery duration in Huawei P10 Lite.
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