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Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8

    2.95 in
    5.98 in
    Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design Mobile Phone
    Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      2.94 in
      6.4 in
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
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      3 editorial reviews
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      13
      3.6 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		62 %
      4 stars
      		12 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		12 %
      1 stars
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      User rating
      36
      4.2 out of 5
      36 user ratings
      5 stars
      		27 %
      4 stars
      		61 %
      3 stars
      		11 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      38
      4.1 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		18 %
      3 stars
      		34 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
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      Full Comparison

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      Hardware

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.1
      CPU clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 960Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
      GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP8ARM Mali-G71 MP20
      RAM memory6 GB6 GB

      Display

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Screen size5.5 in6.3 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px
      TechnologyAMOLEDAMOLED
      Pixel density534.0 ppi521.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Internal storage256 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readernoyes

      Design

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Colour of productBlack
      • Gold
      • Black
      MaterialAluminum
      • Aluminum
      • Glass

      Dimensions

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Height5.98 in6.4 in
      Width2.95 in2.94 in
      Depth0.3 in0.34 in
      Weight5.96 oz6.88 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesno
      Bluetooth version4.25.0
      Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.0
      3.0/3.1
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
      Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

      Cellular

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmissionHSPA+VoWiFi
      Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      Huawei Mate 9 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 9 Porsche Design
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Battery capacity4000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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