Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2017-10-20 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Gold and Pink | 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 | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 498 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 730 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 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 | |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, 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
Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 10's 78.9 global score. Galaxy S8 is a lighter and just a bit thinner cellphone than Huawei Mate 10, even when they were released only a couple of months apart. Huawei Mate 10 counts with a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a little lower 1440 x 2560 resolution and a little bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
The Galaxy S8's CPU is just as good as the processor in Huawei Mate 10, both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cpu cores. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for capturing images and videos in low-light environments, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also counts with a bigger camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Samsung Galaxy S8's storage for applications and games is just as good as the Huawei Mate 10 one, both of them have an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB and exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 10 has better battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy S8 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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