This is a side-by-side smartphone specs comparison of the Huawei nova 8 and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G.
The Huawei nova 8 has a 6.57-inch display, Huawei Kirin 820E processor, quad cameras, 4G LTE connectivity, and 3800mAh battery.
Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G has a 6.6-inch display, Exynos 1480 processor, triple cameras, 5G connectivity, and 5000mAh battery.
| Specs | Huawei nova 8 | Samsung Galaxy A55 5G | 
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| Screen | 6.57-inch FHD+ OLED Display (1080 x 2340 Pixels, 392 ppi) with 19.5:9 Aspect Ratio, 90Hz Aspect Ratio, HDR10, and Punch-hole | 6.6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Display (1080 x 2340 Pixels, 390 ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, 19.5:9 Aspect Ratio, 120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10+, and punch-hole | 
| OS | HarmonyOS 2 with EMUI 12 | Android 14 with One UI 6.1 | 
| Chipset | Huawei Kirin 820E | Exynos 1480 | 
| CPU | Hexa Core CPU 3x Cortex-A76 @ 2.22GHz & 3x Cortex-A55 @ 1.84GHz  | 
					Octa Core CPU 4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.7GHz & 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz  | 
				
| GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 | Xclipse 530 | 
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB | 
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| Rear Camera | Quad Cameras:  64MP Main Camera (f/1.9 Aperture, PD Autofocus, EIS) 8MP Ultra-wide (f/2.4 Aperture, 120˚ FoV) 2MP Macro (f/2.4 Aperture) 2MP Depth Sensor -LED Flash -Up to 4K Video Recording  | 
				Triple Cameras:  50MP Main Camera (f/1.8 Aperture, Autofocus, OIS) 12MP Ultra-wide (f/2.2 Aperture, 123˚ FoV) 5MP Macro (f/2.4 Aperture) -LED Flash -Up to 4K video recording, EIS  | 
			
| Front Camera | 
						32 Megapixels (f/2.0 Aperture)  - Up to 4K Video Recording  | 
					
						32 Megapixels (f/2.2 Aperture)  - Up to 4K video recording  | 
				
| Storage | 128GB | 256GB | 
| Expansion | None | 1TB via microSD | 
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM) | 
| Networks | 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks | 5G, 4G LTE (with VoLTE), 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE & GPRS Networks | 
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (Dual Band) | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac/6 | 
| NFC | Yes | No | 
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 | 
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| Position | GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou, and QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou, QZSS | 
| USB OTG | Yes | Yes | 
| USB | USB Type-C | USB Type-C | 
| 3.5mm Audio Jack | No | No | 
| Audio Enhancement | None | Stereo Dual Speakers | 
| FM Radio | No | No | 
| Sensors | 
					Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor					 Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass, Gyroscope & Accelerometer  | 
					
					Face Recognition & Fingerprint Sensor Barometer, Proximity Sensor & Ambient Light Sensor Compass, Gyroscope & Accelerometer  | 
				
| Battery | 3800 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable) 66W Fast Charging (Huawei SuperCharge, 100% in 35 minutes)  | 
						5000 mAh Li-ion Battery (Non-removable) 25W Fast Charging  | 
				
| Material | Glass Front with Matte Glass-like Back | Glass front and back with Aluminum frame (IP67 dust and water resistant) | 
| Size | 160.12 x 74.1 x 7.64 mm | 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm | 
| Weight | 169 g | 213 g | 
| Colors | Blush Gold | Awesome Navy, Awesome Iceblue, Awesoem Lilac | 
| Release Date | August 12, 2021 | March 11, 2024 | 
| Price | ₱19,999.00 - Official Price in the Philippines | ₱24,990.00 - Official Price in the Philippines | 
| Buy Online | 
								Huawei nova 8 on Lazada  Huawei nova 8 on Shopee  | 
							
								Samsung Galaxy A55 5G on Lazada  Samsung Galaxy A55 5G on Shopee  |