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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 9 Pro is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), getting a 79.3 score against 72.8. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. Even though Huawei nova 9 Pro is much newer than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it's a bit thicker and just a little bit heavier.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a bigger screen, a just a bit higher count of pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1236 x 2676px resolution.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot higher video quality. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
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