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Huawei P8 Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8

    3.66 in
    7.19 in
    Huawei P8 Max Mobile Phone
    Huawei P8 Max
      2.94 in
      6.4 in
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
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      2 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
      47
      4.1 out of 5
      47 user ratings
      5 stars
      		38 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 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
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 7.1
      CPU clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU cores8-core8-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 935Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
      GPU modelARM Mali-T628 MP4ARM Mali-G71 MP20
      RAM memory3 GB6 GB

      Display

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Screen size6.8 in6.3 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
      TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLED
      Pixel density324.0 ppi521.0 ppi
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Panoramayesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Internal storage
      • 16 GB
      • 64 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage64GB256GB
      Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Colour of product
      • Gold
      • Silver
      • Gold
      • Black

      Dimensions

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Height7.19 in6.4 in
      Width3.66 in2.94 in
      Depth0.27 in0.34 in
      Weight8.04 oz6.88 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesno
      Bluetooth version4.05.0
      Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
      Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.0
      3.0/3.1
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
      Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

      Cellular

      Huawei P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      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 P8 MaxHuawei P8 Max
      Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
      Battery capacity4360.0 mAh3300.0 mAh

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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