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| Global Score | |
| 68 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 4.3 | -- |
| 2014-01-06 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.34 x 3.33 x 0.37 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 175.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 241 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.84 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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 Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G, with a global score of 81.7 against 68. Samsung Galaxy S8's body is notably newer, lighter and thinner than Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G. Galaxy S8 has a bit better performance than Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and more CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a more vivid screen than Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch in the display and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. Galaxy S8 captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega-pixels, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition.
Galaxy S8 counts with a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G counts with longer battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 30% larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Galaxy S8 is also a bit cheaper.
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