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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-01-06 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 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 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with a score of 82.7 against 79.2. Although Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is older than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), it's body is a little bit thinner and a bit lighter. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a very superior memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a way tinier camera aperture and a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video definition. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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