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Huawei Honor 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 2017

    2.8 in
    5.73 in
    Huawei Honor 8 Mobile Phone
    Huawei Honor 8
      2.81 in
      5.75 in
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Editiorial reviews
      13
      4.0 out of 5
      7 user ratings
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      9
      4.1 out of 5
      4 user ratings
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      User rating
      41
      4.1 out of 5
      41 user ratings
      5 stars
      		31 %
      4 stars
      		46 %
      3 stars
      		19 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
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      54
      4.3 out of 5
      54 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		14 %
      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.9 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
      GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T830 MP2
      RAM memory
      • 3 GB
      • 4 GB
      		3 GB

      Display

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Screen size5.2 in5.2 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
      Technology
      • IPS TFT
      • LTPS TFT
      • AMOLED
      • Full HD Super AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
      Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps
      Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px

      Front camera

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Light sourceLED flashDisplay flash

      Storage

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Internal storage
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      		32 GB
      Maximum card storage128GB256GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      MaterialMetal
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      • Metal

      Dimensions

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Height5.73 in5.75 in
      Width2.8 in2.81 in
      Depth0.29 in0.31 in
      Weight5.4 oz5.61 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Dual sim supportyesyes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIM
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.14.2
      Bluetooth profileA2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • DIP
      • HFP
      • HID
      • HOGP
      • HSP
      • MAP
      • OPP
      • PAN
      • PBAP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
      Video outputNoNo

      Cellular

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • EDGE
      • HSDPA
      • HSUPA
      • HSPA+
      • FDD-LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • GPS
      • GLONASS
      • BeiDou
      GSM frequencies
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      Streaming standardsMiracastGoogle Cast

      Battery

      Huawei Honor 8Huawei Honor 8
      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Talk time20.0 h16.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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