Huawei nova 8 SE vs Samsung Galaxy S10

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - Global, USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency 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), 66(1700/2100) - global; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
5G network

5G band 1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic, glass

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 5), aluminium frame / Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), ceramic body
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

161.1 mm

157.6 mm
Width

74.8 mm

74.1 mm
Thickness

7.5 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

178 g

175 / 198(ceramic) g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

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IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Silver

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, White

Display
Display type

OLED

Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.53 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1440 x 3040 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

550 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

HDR10, DCI-P3

Always-on display, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A76

Dual-core 2.73 GHz Mongoose M4
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55

dual-core 2.31 GHz Cortex-A75
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G / MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G

Exynos 9820 Octa - EMEA; Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 - USA, LATAM, China
GPU

Mali-G57 MC3

Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA; Adreno 640 - USA, LATAM, China
Memory RAM

8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

128, 512 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

512 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.9

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 17 mm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

16 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1.0 µm
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

9216 x 6912 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

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dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

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QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, heart rate, SpO2, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes