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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-11-15 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.02 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate X has a score of 89.4, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s score of 79.2. The Huawei Mate X construction is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, although it is notably thicker and heavier. Huawei Mate X counts with a display that is just as good as the Galaxy A8 (2018) one, because although the Huawei Mate X has a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 2200 x 2480px and a much larger display.
Huawei Mate X has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X also has more RAM. The Huawei Mate X counts with much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) takes slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a camera in the back with much less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited situations. The Huawei Mate X counts with a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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