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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-06-09 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.35 |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Huawei P smart S, having a global score of 79.2 against 77.2. Even being the best cellphone in our current comparison, Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is older, just a bit heavier and a little thicker than the Huawei P smart S. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit better looking display than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a just a bit greater screen pixel density.
Huawei P smart S counts with a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB, the Huawei P smart S also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A8 (2018) and the Huawei P smart S feature extremely similar CPUs, both have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Huawei P smart S features a little bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back camera with a much better 48 megapixels resolution. The Huawei P smart S counts with greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33 percent more battery capacity.
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