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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-03-07 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy J8 is a bit better than the Huawei P10, getting a global score of 76.7 against 75.5. Galaxy J8 is a newer phone than Huawei P10, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Huawei P10 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy J8. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Huawei P10 has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot greater pixel amount per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with as much memory for apps and games as Huawei P10, both have a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal storage.
Galaxy J8's camera is just as good as the Huawei P10 one, and although the Galaxy J8 has a lot larger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited environments and a lot more mega pixels back facing camera, they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy J8 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Huawei P10, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3200mAh.
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