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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | -- |
| 2021-12-23 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.69 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2790 x 1188 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.67 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than Huawei P50 Pocket, having a score of 79.2 against 73.4. Although the Galaxy A8 (2018) is much older and somewhat thicker than the Huawei P50 Pocket, it's construction is still a little lighter. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better display than Huawei P50 Pocket, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixel amount in each inch in the display.
The Huawei P50 Pocket counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much more powerful CPU than Huawei P50 Pocket, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Huawei P50 Pocket features a better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot better resolution camera in the back and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Huawei P50 Pocket has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
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