How to Switch from Old Huawei Android Phone to Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus
As we all know, Huawei and Samsung are two big on manufacturing high-end Android devices. Lately, Huawei released its new flaship, the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus, while Samsung has unveiled the great Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus as well. Both phones are great and worth buying, you can simply choose a preferable one from them if you want to upgrade your phone. If you used to be a Huawei Android user, this time you can switch to a Samsung Android phone for new experience. And this article is here to help you easily switch your Huawei Android phone to Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus.
Samsung Smart Switch can be a good option to switch your old phone to a new Samsung device. And in this article I'd like to recommend a great alternative to you, Syncios Data Transfer, which not only allows you to transfer contacts, text messages, videos, music, photos, etc from iOS to Android, Android to Android, iOS to Android, iOS to iOS, but also it supports restoring data from iCloud and iTunes backup. One tool for multiple uses. Check the details below:
Features of Syncios Data Transfer:
Syncios Data Transfer is a professional iOS & Android synchronizing tool.
- Backup phone data and restore in lossless quality.
- One click phone to phone transfer.
- Recover data from iTunes/iCloud backup to iOS/Android devices.
- Transfer Music from iTunes Library to devices.
- Multiple OS supported: multiple phones run Android and iOS.
How to transfer data from Huawei Android phone to Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus
Step 1Free download and install this Samsung Data Transfer tool.
Connect both your old Huawei device and new Galaxy S8 to computer and launch Syncios Data Transfer tool. Scroll down the phone screen and get both of your phones USB debugging mode enabled. You can also connect both of your phones via WiFi networks. To transfer your data from old Huawei device to the new Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus, simply choose Transfer module and click "Next".
Step 2Select desired data to sync from old Huawei to new Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus
Syncios Data Transfer would start loading all your data on both devices automatically after connected successfully, you can then simply check desired items on the middle panel to sync, make sure your old Huawei phone listed on the left while the Samsung S8 on the right, you can exchange them by clicking Flip. Then click on Next button to start the transfer process. After a while, all selected data would be synced from old Huawei phone to Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 plus successfully.
You should be noted that please make sure both of your phones have stable connection with the computer, do not disconnect either phone during the transfer process in case of unknown errors. And if you encountered some problems while transferring data to your new Galaxy S8, please feel free to contact us with Email. We are glad to hear from you.
Samsung Smart Switch Vs. Syncios Samsung Data Transfer
| Features | Samsung Smart Switch | Syncios Samsung Data Transfer |
|---|---|---|
| What can they transfer? | Photos, Contacts, Videos, Music, call logs, Alarms, Calendars, Bookmarks, Messages | Photos; DCIM Photos, Contacts, Videos, Music, Bookmarks, Messages, Call logs, Audio, |
| One-Way or two-way transfer? | Only iOS/Android-to-Samsung available | iOS-to-Android; Android-to-Android; iOS-to-iOS; Android-to-iOS Transfer |
| Supported device | Transfer to Samsung only | Supports all kinds of iOS & Android Phones/tablets |
| Supported OS | Windows / Mac | Windows / Mac |
Supported Apple/Android Devices and iOS/Android Versions
| iPhone | iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS, iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 plus, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5, iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 3GS |
| iPad | iPad, iPad 2, The New iPad, iPad mini, iPad with Retina display, iPad mini with Retina display, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4, iPad Pro |
| iPod | iPod touch (1-7 generation) |
| iOS | iOS 5 - iOS 14 |
| Android | All Android phones and tables, Android 3.0 to 10.0 |