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Huawei nova 8 Samsung Galaxy S8
Launch
Release Date
Aug, 2021 Apr, 2017
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android v7.0 (Nougat)
UI
EMUI 12, No Google Play Services TouchWiz UI
Dimensions
160.1 x 74.1 x 7.6 mm (6.30 x 2.92 x 0.30 in) 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
Weight
169 g 155 g
Body
NA
Color Options
Powder Pink Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED, 1B colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch
Size
6.57 inches
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5.8 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 (~568 PPI)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
90Hz refresh rate, HDR10, Wide color gamut Always-on display, 3D Touch (home button only)
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 3800 mAh
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(Li-ion Non removable), 3000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
Reverse charging 5W
- Fast battery charging
Processing Power
CPU
Hexa-core (3x2.22 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4 x 2.3 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz)
Chipset
Kirin 820E (7nm) Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU
Mali-G57 (6-core) Mali-G71 MP20
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64GB built-in
Memory Card
No MicroSD Card (Support up to 256GB) (dedicated slot) - Single-SIM model
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, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
12 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, g ro-EIS Show more

f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection, OIS, LED flash, 1/2.5
Front
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR, Video 4K
8 MP f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps)
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO 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
5.0, A2DP, LE v5.0 with A2DP, LE, apt-X
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Extra
NA Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, 32-bit/384kHz audio, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent), IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, ANT+ support, Photo/video editor, Document editor
Pricing
Price
US$ 500 USD $786
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
10 Point(s) 3 Point(s)
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