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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2017-09-15 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 522 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note8 is a little bit better than the Huawei P10 Plus, having a general score of 83 against 79.8. Although it's the best phone we compare here, we must tell that it is also notably thicker and heavier. The Huawei P10 Plus's processing unit is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note8 one, both of them have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount.
Huawei P10 Plus features a display that's just as good as the screen in Galaxy Note8, because although the Huawei P10 Plus has a quite lower 1440 x 2560 resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater pixel count per screen inch. The Galaxy Note8 has a slightly better camera than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same video frame rate and a same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy Note8 also has a bigger aperture.
The Huawei P10 Plus has a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei P10 Plus also has 128 GB internal memory. Huawei P10 Plus counts with a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has a 14% greater battery size.
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