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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-01-15 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Huawei Y9 (2019), getting a overall score of 79.2 against 73.5. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is an older and a little thicker cellphone than Huawei Y9 (2019), but Samsung made it a little bit lighter anyway. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a bit smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a little greater pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a processor that's very similar to the Huawei Y9 (2019) one, they have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. Galaxy A8 (2018) has slightly more storage for applications and games than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better camera than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a camera with a higher resolution and a larger aperture to capture better images and video in low-light environments.
Huawei Y9 (2019) features better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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