Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Huawei nova 5T vs Huawei P40

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei Huawei
Announced August 2017 August 2019 2020, March 26
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - August 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 7
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Black, Crush Blue, Mid Summer Purple Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
(6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm
(5.86 x 2.8 x 0.33 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network - - 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor(Side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (In-Display )
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS)
User Interface - EMUI 9.1 EMUI 10.1
Processor 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 Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G76 MP10 (720 MHz) Mali-G76 MP16
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ FullView LCD curved glass Touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
DCI-P3
HDR10+
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.26 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (412 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 84.18% 86.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features 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 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, CAF
16 MP, f/2.2, Ultra wide angle
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.28", PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
8 MP, Periscope, f/4.0, 240mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom
Leica optics, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only)
HDR
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W
Capacity 3300 mAh 3700 mAh 3800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -