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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-04-07 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 244.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 12.21 | 9.46 |
| 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 | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Huawei P40 has an overall score of 86.4, which is much better than Galaxy J8's 76.7 score. The Huawei P40 is a newer and just a little lighter cellphone than Galaxy J8, but it's a little bit thicker. Both of these phones include the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect.
The Huawei P40 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a much higher pixels density, a way higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite larger screen. The Huawei P40 features a bit better processor than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P40 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei P40 features a way better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs and videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and photographs.
The Galaxy J8 features a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P40, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei P40 counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy J8, because it has a 9% larger battery capacity.
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