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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Huawei nova 5T is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a overall score of 80.8 against 79.2. The Huawei nova 5T body is newer and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, but it's also just a bit heavier. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater display pixel density.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features slightly more memory to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei nova 5T has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 5T has better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei nova 5T captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light images, it also counts with a back-facing camera with much more MP and a lot better (4K) video definition.
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