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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2018-06-28 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 9 Pro is slightly better than the Galaxy J8, getting a general score of 79.3 against 76.7. Huawei nova 9 Pro is a noticeably newer and just a little thinner cellphone than the Galaxy J8, although it is also a little bit heavier. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 OS, while Galaxy J8 works with Android 10 OS.
Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a brighter display than Galaxy J8, because it has a way better amount of pixels per display inch, a much higher resolution of 1236 x 2676px and a little larger screen.
Huawei nova 9 Pro's camera is just as good as Samsung Galaxy J8's camera, because although the Huawei nova 9 Pro has a tinier aperture which is worse for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a lot higher 50 MP resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy J8 counts with a little bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei nova 9 Pro has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy J8, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery capacity.
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