Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Huawei Mate 8

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Huawei Mate 8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A9 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Huawei Mate 8 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy A9 and Huawei Mate 8 offer the same screen size of 6 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Huawei Mate 8's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Mate 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A9 offers 13 MP, making Huawei Mate 8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A9 and Huawei Mate 8 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy A9 and Huawei Mate 8 offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Huawei Mate 8 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A9 offers 32 GB, making Huawei Mate 8 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Huawei Mate 8 receives a higher user rating of 5, while Samsung Galaxy A9 has a rating of 2.

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Samsung Galaxy A9
₹31,990
(Discontinued)
Huawei Mate 8
₹38,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

12 Jan, 2016
17 Jun, 2016
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 652
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
8 MP
8 MP
32 MP

Battery

N/A
4000 mAh
4000 mAh
10000 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
100W Hyper Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

2/5
(4 ratings)
5/5
(1 rating)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
HiSilicon Kirin 950
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510
Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno

RAM

3 GB
4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Pixel Density

367 ppi
367 ppi
447 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.69 %
77.95 %
89.32 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.5 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm
157.4 mm
163.44 mm

Width

80.9 mm
80.7 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
8.4 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

200 grams
185 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.33 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Back
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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