Huawei P20 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Huawei P20 Pro

Huawei P20 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Huawei P20 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei P20 Pro Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Release date 2018, March 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.91 in 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Front/back glass & aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 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 AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 5.6" in
Screen area 93.9 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 18.7:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.0% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2240 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 408 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 40 MP, Triple 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF
-20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7'', OIS, PDAF/Laser AF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 3x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 109
DxOMark Photo 114
DxOMark Video 98
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions Leica optics
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 72
DxOMark Photo 67
DxOMark Video 79

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G71
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 262139 142851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 463
GeekBench 5 Single Core 356 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1467 994
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1482
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3704

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-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 (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 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 a/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, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

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-ANT+
- Fast battery charging
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- 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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