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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS 3 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2022-10-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Purple and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 442 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 8.8 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4460mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 50E's 78.9 score. The Galaxy A8 (2018) body is lighter than Huawei Mate 50E, but it is a little bit thicker and was released 5 years before. Huawei Mate 50E has a display that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) one, although the Huawei Mate 50E also has a bit higher resolution of 1224 x 2700, a bigger screen and a quite higher pixels quantity per inch in the display.
The Huawei Mate 50E counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 50E also has a greater amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs and/or video in low light environments and a way worse resolution back camera.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 50E, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 50E features a way better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4460mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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