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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-05 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2312 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 412 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is a bit better than Huawei P30 Lite's 77 general score. Although Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a better cellphone than the Huawei P30 Lite, it must be told that it is also an older, somewhat thicker and a bit heavier cellphone. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s processor is just as good as Huawei P30 Lite's CPU, both have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit better display than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixel number in each inch of display. Huawei P30 Lite has a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a lower (Full HD) video quality and a camera with lot less mega pixels, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and video. Huawei P30 Lite features just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has an 11% larger battery capacity.
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