Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs. Huawei Mate 30 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy Note8 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs. Huawei Mate 30 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-N950F/DS LIO-L29C
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162.5 mm 158.1 mm Samsung Galaxy Note8 has greater height than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Width 74.8 mm 73.1 mm Samsung Galaxy Note8 has greater width than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Depth 8.6 mm 8.8 mm Samsung Galaxy Note8 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Weight 195 g 198 g Samsung Galaxy Note8 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Body Colour Deepsea blue | Gold maple | Midnight black Space Silver
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Dustproof, water-resistant, splash-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP68
Repairability Index - 7.4 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.173 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.54 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD+ Super AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.53" Huawei Mate 30 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2960 x 1440 pixels 2400 x 1176 pixels Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 521 ppi 409 ppi Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Always-on display Dark mode, Huawei Horizon Display, ultra-curved screen, advanced multi-dimensional cooling system
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Hisilicon Kirin 990
Processor Number 8895 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei Mate 30 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G76
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 6 GB 8 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
User Memory 51.2 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Samsung Galaxy Note8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Optical Zoom 2x 3x Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better optical zoom than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Digital Zoom 10x 30x Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better digital zoom than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects Motion effect, HDR, Stamp, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Stickers Dynamic bokeh effect
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Food mode Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Portrait, ultra low-light video, 256x Ultra Slow-motion Video
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Samsung Galaxy Note8 has face detection.
White Balance Custom, automatic -
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Tracking Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, Exposure, Shutter speed, geotagging, RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 5x Hybrid Zoom, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/1.6 Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate 30 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.6" -
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy Note8 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
HDR Mode (Front) - AI HDR+
Camera Modes (Front) Wide selfie mode -
Camera Features (Front) Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) 3D Depth Sensing Camera, AI Segmentation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 4500 mAh Huawei Mate 30 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy Note8.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Huawei Mate 30 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA -
Talk Time 1320 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1320 min
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (4G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display On)): up to 47 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 74 hrs
Playback (video): up to 16 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.1.1 Nougat Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 10.0
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Acoustic Overload Point -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader, eye scan Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit)
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy Note8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter, tweezer, SIM card removal tool, USB Connector (USB-C), micro-USB connector, AKG headphones, USB-C cable, S Pen, Pen nibs Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, TUV Rheinland
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