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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-02-25 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 2785.00 |
| 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 | Kirin 9000 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G78 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.22 |
| 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, Dual 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 5.2 |
| 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 and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X2 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 89.1 score against 79.2. The Huawei Mate X2 design is a lot newer and a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, but it is also notably heavier. The Huawei Mate X2 features a bit better CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X2 also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate X2 and Galaxy A8 (2018) both have extremely similar displays, because although the Huawei Mate X2 has a just a little worse pixels density, it also counts with a lot higher 2200 x 2480 resolution and a lot larger display. Huawei Mate X2 features much more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate X2 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures or video in low light situations, it also counts with a much better video resolution and a camera with a much better 50 mega pixels resolution.
Huawei Mate X2 has a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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