Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-04-27 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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
Huawei P20 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8, with a score of 78.1 against 76.7. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy J8 has Android 10, giving you a lot of extra features and optimized performance. Even though Huawei P20 and Samsung Galaxy J8 were released with only a couple months difference, Huawei P20 is a little bit thinner and a little lighter.
Huawei P20 counts with a sharper display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a way greater pixels density. The Galaxy J8 has slightly more storage to store more apps and games than Huawei P20, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei P20 counts with a little faster processor than Galaxy J8. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cores. Huawei P20 captures clearer photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a back facing camera with much less megapixels resolution and a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light captures and videos, it also counts with a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a way better (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with a bit superior battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3400mAh.
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