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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-05-21 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is much better than Honor 20 Pro, with an 81.7 score against 73.2. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy S8 is way older than the Honor 20 Pro, it's design is somewhat lighter and a little thinner. Honor 20 Pro counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor 20 Pro also has more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a little sharper display than Honor 20 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel amount per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px. The Honor 20 Pro counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Honor 20 Pro also has a larger diafragm aperture, a way higher resolution camera and a way bigger sensor.
Honor 20 Pro features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Honor 20 Pro counts with better battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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