Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Huawei P20, with a overall score of 79.2 against 78.1. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is better than Huawei P20, it must be noted that it is also a bit thicker and a little bit heavier. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better looking screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei P20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB. Huawei P20 features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). They have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Huawei P20 takes clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution and a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The Huawei P20 has a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 13% bigger battery capacity.
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