Huawei Nova 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s

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Comparing the Huawei Nova 4 vs Samsung Galaxy A8s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Nova 4 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.36 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A8s runs at 2.2 GHz, making Huawei Nova 4 the better performer.


Display: Both Huawei Nova 4 and Samsung Galaxy A8s offer the same screen size of 6.4 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A8s offers a higher rear camera resolution with 24 MP, while Huawei Nova 4 offers 20 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A8s better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Huawei Nova 4 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A8s offers 24 MP, making Huawei Nova 4 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Huawei Nova 4 offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A8s offers 3400 mAh, making Huawei Nova 4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei Nova 4 and Samsung Galaxy A8s offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei Nova 4
₹32,190
(Not Released in India)
Samsung Galaxy A8s
₹30,499
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
76%

Release Date

30 Jan, 2020
19 Jan, 2020

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 710
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

20 MP
Primary Camera
24 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

25 MP
24 MP

Battery

3750 mAh
3400 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

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General

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 970
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Processor

Octa core

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360

Co-Processor

i7
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP12
Adreno 616

RAM

8 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x2310 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

398 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.28 %
84.56 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

157 mm
158.4 mm

Width

75.1 mm
74.9 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

172 grams
173 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

20 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
24 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.727 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.9µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5160 x 3872 Pixels
5288 x 3968 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3750 mAh
3400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope