Huawei Y9 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Huawei Y9 (2019)

Huawei Y9 (2019)

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Huawei Y9 (2019) or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei Y9 (2019) Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Release date 2018, October 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.4 x 77.1 x 8.1 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.04 in 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in
Weight 173 g | 6.1 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Aurora Purple Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Battery 4000 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 IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 5.6" in
Screen area 103.7 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 396 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 16 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, 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@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 13 MP, f/1.8
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
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 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2 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 400 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 160272 142851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 347 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 936 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 428 463
GeekBench 5 Single Core 329 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1188 994
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1482
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3704

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card 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
-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, LTE-A 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 а/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
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
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, gyro, 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
- Also known as Huawei Enjoy 9 Plus in China

- 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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