Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Huawei P30 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017	Mar 26, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 71.4 x 7.57 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Breathing, Crystal aurora, Black

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71	Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3650 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
	Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7	40 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm
Third camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F	Date approved: Mar 27, 2019 FCC ID value: QISELE-LX9
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg	Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 0.54 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.04 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.63 W/kg Phablet: 1.82 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€500

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

With 8 GB RAM

Memory	8GB

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