Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 87.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-27 | 2018-11-16 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a general score of 87.7, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's score of 82.1. Both phones we are comparing include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't perceive any difference in that aspect. The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design design is way thicker but a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and both of them were only released 3 months apart.
The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design features a little sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a higher 1440 x 3120px resolution, a bit larger screen and a better pixel amount in each inch of screen. Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design counts with a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design counts with a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, because although it has a lower video quality, a camera in the back with way less mega-pixels and a lot smaller camera sensor giving a lot worse image quality, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a bit superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4200mAh battery size.
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