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| Global Score | |
| 88.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2640 x 1200 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Huawei P40 Pro is much better than Galaxy A8 (2018), with a score of 88.2 against 79.2. The Huawei P40 Pro is a a lot newer phone than the Galaxy A8 (2018), but it's just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. The Huawei P40 Pro has a little bit better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit worse amount of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1200 x 2640.
The Huawei P40 Pro features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei P40 Pro shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for taking pictures and videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much better (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with a lot higher 50 mega pixels resolution.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei P40 Pro features a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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