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| Global Score | |
| 67.3 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2018-10-10 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 is a lot better than Honor 8X, getting an 81.7 score against 67.3. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a lighter cellphone than Honor 8X, but they are equally thin. The Galaxy S8 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Honor 8X. They have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a brighter display than Honor 8X, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel count in each display inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. Honor 8X has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy S8 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Honor 8X, because although it has a much less MP resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture to take better images in low light environments. The Honor 8X has improved battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S8 costs a little more than the Honor 8X, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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