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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-06-25 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Amber Red, Emerald Green, Frost Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 670, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 17.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than the Honor 50 Pro, having a 79.2 score against 77. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) design is just a little bit lighter than Honor 50 Pro, but it's a little thicker and was released 4 years before. Honor 50 Pro has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor 50 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM.
Honor 50 Pro has a screen that's very similar to the screen in Galaxy A8 (2018), because although the Honor 50 Pro has a bit lower display pixel density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1236 x 2676px. Honor 50 Pro takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light photos, it also counts with a back camera with a lot better resolution and a way higher (4K) video quality.
The Honor 50 Pro counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Honor 50 Pro features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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