Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-28 | 2019-12-10 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is much better than Galaxy J8, having an 87.1 score against 76.7. Both phones we compare here have the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any difference in that aspect. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a newer phone than Galaxy J8, but it's just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a much higher 1176 x 2400 resolution, a quite bigger display and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than Galaxy J8, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 29% greater battery capacity.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy J8, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a back camera with a way better resolution, a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs and a bigger aperture to take better photos and videos in low-light situations.
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