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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 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, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3's global score of 76.3. The Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is a little bit heavier and thicker than the Huawei nova 3. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a little better pixels quantity per inch of screen. The Huawei nova 3 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and videos, and they both have a back-facing camera with a 16 MP resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei nova 3 has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei nova 3 counts with longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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