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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-12-23 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.69 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2790 x 1188 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is better than Huawei P50 Pocket's global score of 73.4. The Galaxy Note8 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Huawei P50 Pocket comes with HarmonyOS operating system. The Galaxy Note8 body is much older, a bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei P50 Pocket.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features an extremely better CPU than Huawei P50 Pocket, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy Note8 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei P50 Pocket, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher screen density and a little higher 1440 x 2960px resolution.
The Huawei P50 Pocket counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note8, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Huawei P50 Pocket features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing photos and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P50 Pocket also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Huawei P50 Pocket has better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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