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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 8 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J8, with a 77.4 score against 76.7. Huawei Mate 8 is a noticeably older and a bit heavier phone than Samsung Galaxy J8, but Huawei could make it just a little bit thinner anyway. Huawei Mate 8 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have a same size display, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a higher 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.
Huawei Mate 8 features just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J8. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor. The Huawei Mate 8 features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that supports 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy J8 captures clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also counts with a bigger aperture for better low-light images. The Huawei Mate 8 has just a little better battery duration than Galaxy J8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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