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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 9 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), with a overall score of 81 against 79.2. Even though the Huawei Nova 9 is just a little bit heavier than the Galaxy A8 (2018), it's just a bit thinner and also much newer. The Huawei Nova 9 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit better looking screen than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel count in each screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Huawei Nova 9 shoots way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot more mega pixels back camera and a lot better (4K) video quality. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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