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Huawei Nova vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8

    2.72 in
    5.56 in
    Huawei Nova Mobile Phone
    Huawei Nova
      2.94 in
      6.4 in
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      10
      3.7 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		20 %
      4 stars
      		60 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		20 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      13
      3.6 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		62 %
      4 stars
      		12 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		12 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      41
      4.3 out of 5
      41 user ratings
      5 stars
      		46 %
      4 stars
      		39 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      38
      4.1 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		18 %
      3 stars
      		34 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

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      Hardware

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.1
      CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-G71 MP20
      RAM memory3 GB6 GB

      Display

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Screen size5.0 in6.3 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px
      Technology
      • IPS
      • IPS TFT
      		AMOLED
      Pixel density443.0 ppi521.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      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
      Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps240.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Internal storage32 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage128GB256GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • Pink
      • Silver
      • Titanium
      • Titanium grey
      • White
      • Gold
      • Black
      Material
      • Aluminum
      • Magnesium
      • Aluminum
      • Glass

      Dimensions

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Height5.56 in6.4 in
      Width2.72 in2.94 in
      Depth0.28 in0.34 in
      Weight5.15 oz6.88 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Dual sim support
      • no
      • yes
      		no
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiednono
      Bluetooth version4.15.0
      Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
      Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version1.0
      3.0/3.1
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
      Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

      Cellular

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Wireless networking standard
      • 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
      • LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      		VoWiFi
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      		GLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      Huawei NovaHuawei Nova
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Battery capacity3020.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
      Standby time420.0 h220.0 h
      Talk time33.0 h22.0 h

      Pros & Cons

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