Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-15 | 2018-09-12 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 522 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note8 is slightly better than Huawei Mate 20 lite, with an 83 score against 76.2. Although it's the best we are comparing here, Galaxy Note8's design is older, heavier and thicker than the Huawei Mate 20 lite. Both phones we are comparing use Android OS, but Galaxy Note8 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo, counting with a couple additional features and performance tweaks.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a higher number of pixels per display inch. Huawei Mate 20 lite features a slightly better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note8 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has a 3750mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because although it has a camera with lot less mega pixels, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture.
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