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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-07-20 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 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 | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 |
| 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 Note8 has a score of 83, which is a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s 76.5 overall score. These devices come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS. Galaxy Note8's construction is older, just a little thicker and a little heavier than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a bit faster CPU than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note8 has a little more vivid screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater screen density and a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution. Samsung Galaxy Note8 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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