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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-04-15 | 2017-09-15 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Metal; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note8 is better than the Huawei P8 Max, getting a general score of 83 against 72.6. Samsung Galaxy Note8 is a much newer and lighter cellphone than Huawei P8 Max, although it is also thicker. Both devices we are comparing use Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0 version, so it provides you some extra features.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a lot better screen density. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a quite better hardware performance than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a little bit better memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei P8 Max counts with improved battery life than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4360mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a back facing camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes it an easy decision.
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