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

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Huawei P20

Huawei P20

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Huawei P20 or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Huawei P20 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Release date 2018, March 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.79 in 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 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 3400 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 LTPS IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 5.6" in
Screen area 84.9 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 18.7:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.4% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2240 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 429 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 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
-20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, PDAF
-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 102
DxOMark Photo 107
DxOMark Video 94
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 24 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
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 8.1 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 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 235257 142851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 463
GeekBench 5 Single Core 346 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1743 994
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1891 1482
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6712 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 - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
- Dust and splash resistant

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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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