Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy J8 has an overall score of 76.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 general score. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy J8 has 10 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Galaxy J8 construction is way newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, but it's somewhat thicker and a little heavier.
Huawei P9 Plus has a sharper display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel density and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy J8. They have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy J8 counts with as much storage to store more apps and games as the Huawei P9 Plus, both of them have a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB and exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Galaxy J8 has just a little better battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 3 percent larger battery capacity.
Galaxy J8 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy J8 also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a much bigger diafragm aperture and a way better 16 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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