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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2018-01-06 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 8's overall score of 77.4. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is a lot newer and a little bit lighter, but also a little thicker than the Huawei Mate 8. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little bit higher number of pixels per inch of display.
The Huawei Mate 8 has more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has an external memory card slot that admits 128 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage. Huawei Mate 8 features a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Huawei Mate 8 has improved battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Huawei Mate 8 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same resolution back facing camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 8 also counts with faster 60 fps video frame rate.
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