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Huawei nova 8 5G Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus 128GB
Launch
Release Date
Jan, 2021 Mar, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android V8.0 Oreo
UI
EMUI 11
NO Google Play Services
Dimensions
160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm (6.30 x 2.92 x 3.01 in) 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
169 g 189 g
Body
NA
Color Options
Black, Blue, Green, White Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 1B colors Super Amoled capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
Size
6.57 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 Pixels (~531 PPI)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
90Hz refresh rate, HDR10 HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,3800 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3500 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
Reverse charging 5W
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4 x 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 + 4 x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) Exynos 9810 Octa
GPU
Mali-G77 (8-core) Mali-G72 MP18
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD Card, (supports up to 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Dual 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro- IS Show more

OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image record ng, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec) Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR Video 4K
8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps)
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
Extra
NA Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent, ANT+ support, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Front/back glass + Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Pricing
Price
US$ 500 USD $985
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
11 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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