Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-15 | 2018-04-12 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.02 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 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 | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note8, with a overall score of 85.2 against 83. These devices use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference in that aspect. Even though the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design and Samsung Galaxy Note8 were released with only 7 months difference, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design is a little thinner and just a little bit lighter.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design and Galaxy Note8 have very similar displays, because although the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a little smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels, it also counts with a little greater pixel amount per screen inch. The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design counts with a CPU that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Note8 one, both of them have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design features a better camera than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light photos and video, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also counts with a much larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back camera with way more mega pixels.
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note8, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design features greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has a 21% greater battery capacity.
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