Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Huawei P30 Pro Specs Comparison

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8.9
Samsung Galaxy Note8
9.0
Huawei P30 Pro
Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei P30 Pro
Released · Sep 15, 2017
Released · Apr 05, 2019
6.3-inch
6.5-inch
Dual camera
Quad camera
6GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
4200 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches
158 x 73.4 x 8.41 mm
Weight
6.88 oz (195.0 g) 6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Maple gold, Orchid gray, Deep Sea blue Amber sunrise, Breathing crystal, Aurora, Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 398 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen-to-body
82.98 % 88.61 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-G76 MP10
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 53 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung Experience UI Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 4200 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qi and Powermat wireless charging Huawei SuperCharge, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Video
8h 39min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
40 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
20 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.4
Focal Length: 125 mm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) 32 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink,SlimPort Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 28, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMN950U
Date approved: Mar 27, 2019
FCC ID value: QISVOG-LX9
Measured SAR
Head: 0.70 W/kg
Body: 0.14 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.36 W/kg
Head: 0.79 W/kg
Body: 0.64 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.36 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.88 W/kg
Phablet: 2.96 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 930
In The Box
40W Charger, Type-C Cable, Type-C Earphones, TPU Protective Case, Quick Start Guide, SIM Removal Tool, Warranty card

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 23, 2017 Mar 26, 2019

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
OS Android (9.0 Pie)
Colors Gold, Blue
FCC approval Date approved: Jul 28, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMN950F
Measured SAR Head: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 0.37 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.31 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
Dual SIM version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2300 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
with 512 GB storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 512GB
with 256 GB of storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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