Huawei nova 8 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A72

General Info

Manufacturer
Huawei	Samsung
Announced
2020, December 23	2021, March 17
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 05	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26
Colors
Blue, Black, White; other colours	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
160.1 x 74.1 x 76.4 mm (6.3 x 2.92 x 3.01 in)	165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight
169 g (5.96 oz)	203 g (7.16 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)	LTE
5G Network
1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA	-
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

OS
Android 10	Android 11
User Interface
EMUI 11, no Google Play Services	One UI 3.0
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G77 (8-core) [Similar]	Adreno 618 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	128 GB
External Memory
No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Type
FHD+ OLED Screen 90Hz Refresh Rate HDR10	FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 90Hz Refresh Rate 800 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M Colour	16M Colour
Size
6.57 inches [Similar]	6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels (392 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
89.44%	84.78%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) panorama, HDR	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) panorama, HDR
Video
4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 4k/1080p@30fps [Similar]	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE	5.0, 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
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min Reverse charging	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W
Capacity
3800 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-