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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-03-07 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 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-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is slightly better than Huawei P10's 75.5 global score. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s design is newer than Huawei P10's, but it's heavier and thicker. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit sharper display than Huawei P10, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2220 resolution, a bit bigger screen and a little bit greater pixels density.
The Huawei P10 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Huawei P10 count with really similar storage to install applications and games, both have a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB and the same internal storage.
Huawei P10 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a way lower 12 mega pixels resolution back camera and a much tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Huawei P10 features just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 7 percent bigger battery capacity.
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