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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Huawei Mate 8 32GB

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Summary
74%
Performance

Samsung

2 GB RAM

HiSilicon Kirin

4 GB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

1280x720 px (FULL HD)

6.0" (15.24 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3100 mAh

16 h talktime (3G)

4000 mAh

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.5/5 based on 1,712 ratings

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5/5 based on 1 ratings

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is permanently discontinued.
Huawei Mate 8 32GB is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Good
Chipset

Samsung

HiSilicon Kirin 950

CPU

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A9

Octa core (2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

2 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

Display
Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

6.0 " (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1280x720 px (FULL HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi

367 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.4 %

77.95 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 151.1 mm
Width: 80.5 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm

Height: 157.4 mm
Width: 80.7 mm
Thickness: 8.4 mm

Weight

183 grams

185 grams

Build Material

Case: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Colours

Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Pink

Brown, Gold, Grey, Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera(Back-illuminated sensor (BSI))

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(CMOS image sensor)

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording

Front Camera
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Good
Capacity

3100 mAh

4000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 35 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 980 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 128 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4

, v4.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB Host, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Stylus