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Huawei Mate 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Note8

Comparison between Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Note8: camera, battery, fast charging, display, performance and colors, side by side. More phones from Huawei and Samsung.

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The verdict

Your pick: Samsung Galaxy Note8, ahead on Camera and Connectivity. Unless Battery & charging decides it for you.

Category
Category	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Design & display	7.0	7.1
Performance & hardware	4.1	4.3
Camera	5.0	5.5
Connectivity	5.2	5.5
Battery & charging	3.9	3.2

Which one is for you?

Huawei Mate 10 Pro, if you care about…

Battery Capacity: 4,000 mAh; against 3,300 mAh
Weight: 178 g; against 195 g
Fast Charge Power: 22.5 W; against 15 W
Body Thickness: 7.9 mm; against 8.6 mm

Samsung Galaxy Note8, if you care about…

Display Technology: Super AMOLED; against OLED
Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0; against Bluetooth 4.2
Maximum Storage Capacity: 256 GB; against 128 GB
Display Pixel Density: 521 ppi; against 402 ppi

Specification comparison

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Performance

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Processor Model	Huawei Kirin 970	ARM Cortex-A53
Processor Process Size	10 nm	10 nm
Graphics GPU	Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G71 MP20
Storage Type	UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1
Maximum CPU Clock	2.4 GHz Best value	2.35 GHz
Maximum Storage Capacity	128 GB	256 GB Best value
AnTuTu Score	255,420	201,065
Geekbench 6 Single-Core	—	418
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	—	1,429
CPU Description	Octa-core CPU with four 2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 cores and four 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 cores.	Octa-core CPU: EMEA, 4×2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 and 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53; USA and China, 4×2.35 GHz Kryo and 4×1.9 GHz Kryo.
Processor Type	Octa-Core	Octa-Core
64-Bit Processor	Yes	Yes
RAM Capacity	6 GB	6 GB
RAM Type	DDR4	—
Expandable Storage	No	Yes Best value
AnTuTu version	—	v7
Maximum memory card	—	256 GB

Design

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Body Colors	Blue, Grey, Brown, Rose Gold	Black, Gold, Grey, Blue, Pink
Body Thickness	7.9 mm Best value	8.6 mm
Body Width	74.5 mm	74.8 mm
Body Height	154.2 mm	162.5 mm
Weight	178 g Best value	195 g
Usable Surface	80.9 %	83.2 % Best value
Body Materials	Glass, Aluminium Alloy	Glass, Aluminium Alloy
Resistance Features	IP67	IP68, Stylus Support Best value
Waterproof Depth	1 m	1.5 m Best value

Battery

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Battery Capacity	4,000 mAh Best value	3,300 mAh
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Fast Charge Power	22.5 W Best value	15 W
Battery Features	Fast Charging, Battery Level Indicator, Rechargeable	Non-Removable, Fast Charging, Wireless Charging, Battery Level Indicator, Rechargeable
Wireless charging power	—	5 W
Talk time	—	22 h
Music playback time	—	74 h

Display

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Display Aspect Ratio	18:9	18.5:9
Display Technology	OLED	Super AMOLED Best value
Display Diagonal	6″	6.3″ Best value
Display Horizontal Resolution	1,080 px	1,440 px Best value
Display Vertical Resolution	2,160 px	2,960 px Best value
Display Pixel Density	402 ppi	521 ppi Best value
Display Refresh Rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Display Contrast Ratio	—	4.148 :1
Display Features	Gorilla Glass, HDR10, Always-On Display, Touchscreen	Gorilla Glass 5, HDR10, Always-On Display, Capacitive Touch, Stylus Support

Sensors

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Fingerprint Sensor Placement	Rear	Rear

Sensor

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Sensor Features	Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Compass	Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Compass, Barometer, Heart Rate Sensor, SpO2 Sensor

Software

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Operating System	Android 8	Android 7
OS Family	Android	Android
OS Version	8 Best value	7

Connectivity

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
SIM Configurations	Single Nano-SIM, Dual Nano-SIM	Single Nano-SIM, Dual Nano-SIM
Cellular Bands	2G GSM 850, 2G GSM 900, 2G GSM 1800, 2G GSM 1900, 3G UMTS 800, 3G UMTS B850, 3G UMTS B900, 3G UMTS 1700 AWS, 3G UMTS 1900, 3G UMTS 2100, 4G LTE B1, 4G LTE B2, 4G LTE B3, 4G LTE B4, 4G LTE B5, 4G LTE B6, 4G LTE B7, 4G LTE B8, 4G LTE B9, 4G LTE B12, 4G LTE B17, 4G LTE B18, 4G LTE B19, 4G LTE B20, 4G LTE B26, LTE B28, 4G LTE B32, 4G LTE B34, 4G LTE B38, 4G LTE B39, 4G LTE B40	2G GSM 850, 2G GSM 900, 2G GSM 1800, 2G GSM 1900, 3G UMTS B850, 3G UMTS B900, 3G UMTS 1700 AWS, 3G UMTS 1900, 3G UMTS 2100, 4G LTE B1, 4G LTE B2, 4G LTE B3, 4G LTE B4, 4G LTE B5, 4G LTE B7, 4G LTE B8, 4G LTE B12, 4G LTE B13, 4G LTE B17, 4G LTE B18, 4G LTE B19, 4G LTE B20, 4G LTE B25, 4G LTE B26, LTE B28, 4G LTE B32, 4G LTE B38, 4G LTE B39, 4G LTE B40, 4G LTE B41, 4G LTE B66
Cellular Technologies	GSM, HSPA, UMTS, LTE, 4G	GSM, HSPA, UMTS, LTE, 4G
Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi Features	Dual Band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct	Dual Band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth Version	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.0 Best value
Bluetooth Profiles	A2DP, aptX HD, LE Best value	A2DP, LE, aptX
Navigation Systems	GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
Connectivity Features	Infrared, NFC, USB Type-C, USB OTG, DLNA	3.5 mm Audio Jack, NFC, Samsung DeX, DLNA, USB Type-C, ANT+
USB Version	USB 3.1	USB 3.1
SAR American Head	1.06 W/kg	0.61 W/kg Best value
SAR American Body	0.88 W/kg	0.56 W/kg Best value
SAR (EU) head	0.87 W/kg	0.17 W/kg Best value
SAR (EU) body	—	1.29 W/kg
Max. download speed	1,200 Mbps Best value	600 Mbps
Max. upload speed	150 Mbps	150 Mbps

Audio

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Microphone Count	2	2
Audio Features	Stereo Speakers, A2DP, aptX HD, LE, 32-bit/384kHz Audio Best value	A2DP, LE, aptX, 32-bit/384kHz Audio, Loudspeaker

Technical

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Model numbers	BLA-L29, BLA-L09, BLA-AL00, BLA-A09, BLA-TL00	SM-N950F, SM-N950U, SM-N9500, SM-N950U1, SM-N950N, SM-N950W, SC-01K, SM-N950FD

Features

Specification	Mate 10 Pro	Galaxy Note8
Built-in functions	—	Bixby natural-language commands, Samsung Pay