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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-28 | 2020-10-22 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and Mystic silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is much better than Samsung Galaxy J8, with a 90.9 score against 76.7. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro body is way newer, but thicker and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy J8. These devices include the same Android 10 operating system, so both of them should provide identical OS features.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a much greater display density, a little bit bigger display and a much higher resolution of 1334 x 2772px. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM. Huawei Mate 40 Pro takes way better videos and photos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a much better (4K) video definition and a much higher 50 MP resolution back facing camera.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a 26% larger battery size.
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