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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2017-09-15 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Amber sunrise, Aurora, Black and Breathing crystal |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has an overall score of 83, which is a bit better than Huawei P30 Pro's score of 82.1. Although it's the best device in our current comparison, we must highlight that it's also an older, a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker device. Huawei P30 Pro features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note8. They have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Galaxy Note8 has a little sharper display than Huawei P30 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a greater display pixel density. The Huawei P30 Pro has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei P30 Pro also has a back-facing camera with lot more MP, a lot larger sensor and a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and videos.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with just a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P30 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei P30 Pro counts with superior battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4200mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
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