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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-28 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 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 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a score of 80.8, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J8's global score of 76.7. These phones have the same Android 10 operating system. The Huawei nova 5T design is newer, just a little thinner and just a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy J8. The Huawei nova 5T features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 5T features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a lot higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a quite larger display and a greater screen pixels density. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much higher image and video quality, a way higher (4K) video resolution and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with a little bit better memory for games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 5T has a bit better battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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