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| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | -- |
| 2022-11-11 | 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, Blue, Gold, Gren, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 40.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 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, 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) has a score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Pocket S's overall score of 78.2. Despite of the fact Galaxy A8 (2018) is way older and somewhat thicker than the Huawei Pocket S, it's design is still just a little bit lighter. The Huawei Pocket S has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Pocket S also has more RAM.
The Huawei Pocket S and the Galaxy A8 (2018) feature incredibly similar screens, because although the Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy A8 (2018) captures clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Pocket S, because although it has a back-facing camera with way less mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly bigger storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Pocket S, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei Pocket S counts with longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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