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Huawei nova 8 SE Samsung Galaxy Note 20
Launch
Release Date
Nov, 2020 Aug, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android 10
UI
EMUI 10.1
NO Google Play Services
One UI 2.5
Dimensions
161.1 x 74.8 x 7.5 mm (6.34 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm (6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight
178 g 192 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Color Options
Black, Deep Blue, Blue, Silver Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.53 inches
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6.7 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR10 HDR10+ Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,3800 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4300 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging 9W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Premium model
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Standard model
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm) - Premium model
MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G (7 nm) - Standard model
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA
GPU
Mali-G57 MC3 Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Adreno 650 - USA
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
128GB Built-in 256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120?, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 120?, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm
Features
LED flash, Panorama, HDR Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
HDR Video 1080p@30fps
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... LTE...
5G Bands
1, 28, 41, 77, 78 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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC
NO Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Extra
NA FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Pricing
Price
US$ 386 USD $1,092
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
5 Point(s) 6 Point(s)
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