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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2017-07-07 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 611.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a general score of 80.4, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 8's global score of 77.4. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a a little bit lighter phone than Huawei Mate 8, but both are equally thin. Galaxy Note Fan Edition and Huawei Mate 8 have incredibly similar CPUs, they have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater count of pixels per display inch and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has an external memory card slot that admits 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega pixels, it also counts with a way better video quality and a larger camera aperture for better low light photos and videos. The Huawei Mate 8 has better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also a bit cheaper, which makes buying this phone a simple decision.
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