Huawei Nova 2 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note8
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| May 2017 | August 2017 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - June 2017 | Coming Soon - September 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 27,500 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, Rose Go | Black, Blue Coral, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm (6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 in) |
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 169 g (5.96 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual-SIM | Single/Dual SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor |
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 6.3 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 72.17% | 83.03% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) |
| User Interface | |
| EMUI 5.1 | - |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 6 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 128 GB | 64/128/256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 12 MP + 8 MP [Similar] | Dual 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (dual Tone) | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 20 MP [Similar] | 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM Radio | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Yes | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB 2.0 | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3340 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |