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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-11-17 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Blue, Brown, Gray and Pink | Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 9.68 | 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, having an 81.9 score against 79.2. Although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a better phone than the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, it must be told that it is also much thicker and heavier. Huawei Mate 10 Pro counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a slightly better looking screen than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and more pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same resolution camera, the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy S8 Active also counts with a bigger sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality.
Galaxy S8 Active features just a bit bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 10 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 10 Pro and the Galaxy S8 Active both count with really similar battery durations.
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