Huawei nova 8i vs Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

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PHONES
Phone Names	Huawei nova 8i	Samsung Galaxy M52 5G

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands	-	SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed	HSPA, LTE	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch
Announced	2021, July 07	2021, September 24
Status	Available. Released 2021, July 22	Available. Released 2021, October 03

Body
Build	-	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Dimensions	161.9 x 74.7 x 8.6 mm (6.37 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)	164.2 x 76.4 x 7.4 mm (6.46 x 3.01 x 0.29 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight	190 g (6.70 oz)	173 g (6.10 oz)

Display
Protection	-	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution	1080 x 2376 pixels (~391 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
Size	6.67 inches, 108.1 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~86.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED Plus, 120Hz

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)	Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)	Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
GPU	Adreno 610	Adreno 642L
OS	Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services	Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera
Features	LED flash, Panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens	-
Single	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
Triple	-	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.97", 0.7um, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP (macro)
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	-
Single	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
35mm jack	Yes	No
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes

Comms
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC	No	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Radio	No	Unspecified
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	66W wired, 60% in 17 min, 100% in 38 min	25W wired
Type	Li-Po 4300 mAh	Li-Ion 5000 mAh

Misc
Colors	Moonlight Silver, Interstellar Blue, Starry Black	Icy Blue, Blazing Black, White
Models	NEN-L22, NEN-LX1, NEN-LX3	SM-M526BR, SM-M526BR/DS, SM-M526B, SM-M526B/DS
Price	About 200 EUR	About 300 EUR
SAR EU	-	0.79 W/kg (head)     1.40 W/kg (body)

Tests
Battery life	-	Endurance rating 123h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-	-30.0 LUFS (Average)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 504424 (v9) GeekBench: 2796 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	-	Endurance rating 123h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	777 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-30.0 LUFS (Average)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 504424 (v9) GeekBench: 2796 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)