Huawei P Smart 2019 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Huawei P Smart 2019

Huawei P Smart 2019

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Huawei P Smart 2019 or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei P Smart 2019 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Release date 2018, December 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.2 x 73.4 x 8 mm | 6.11 x 6.11 x 2.89 in 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Sapphire Blue, Coral Red Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Battery 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 66 h
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.21" in 5.6" in
Screen area 94.7 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.1% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 415 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 16 MP or 8 MP, f/2.0 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Hisilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G71
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 158864 142851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 328 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1004 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 463
GeekBench 5 Single Core 314 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1209 994
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1482
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3704

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (POT-LX1) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.83 W/kg (head)    

SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W

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-ANT+
- Fast battery charging
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: POT-LX1 / POT-LX1AF / POT-LX2J (8 MP); POT-LX1RUA / POT-LX3 (16 MP)

- Versions: A530F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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