Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| -- | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.28 x 2.64 x 0.40 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 218 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6572 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (266 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-400 (Dual-Core 500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.83 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1730mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 3.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 Active is a lot better than Huawei Ascend Y520, having an 81.9 score against 55.2. The Galaxy S8 Active is a much heavier but a bit thinner cellphone than the Huawei Ascend Y520. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a bit superior processor than Huawei Ascend Y520, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more processing cores and more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a much more vibrant screen than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has a lot better number of pixels per inch in the display, a bigger display and a way higher 1440 x 2960 resolution. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with a superior battery performance than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1730mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a way better camera than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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