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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A 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, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P Smart (2021) is a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018), having a general score of 79.2 against 79.2. Huawei P Smart (2021)'s body is noticeably newer, but a bit thicker and heavier than Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit superior processing unit than Huawei P Smart (2021). They have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better looking screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels, it also counts with a little better quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. Huawei P Smart (2021) takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a much higher resolution camera in the back and a way higher (4K) video quality.
Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a much bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. Huawei P Smart (2021) has a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 67% bigger battery size.
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