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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-11-01 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 189.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 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 |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is much better than Huawei Mate 10 Lite's 74.2 general score. Galaxy S8's body is just a little thicker but just a little lighter than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, and both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Galaxy S8 has a CPU that's very similar to Huawei Mate 10 Lite's processing unit, both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Galaxy S8 has a little bit better display than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. The Galaxy S8's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as the Huawei Mate 10 Lite one, both of them have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB and the same 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate 10 Lite features just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 3340mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S8 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 10 Lite, because although it has a way lower resolution back camera, it also counts with a way larger camera aperture and a much better (4K) video resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy S8 is also the cheapest one.
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