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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 X's general score of 75.6. Even though the Galaxy S8 is older than the Huawei Mate 20 X, it's construction is a little bit thinner and way lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a brighter display than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a lot greater amount of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy S8 has a slightly better storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Huawei Mate 20 X has just a bit better performance than Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a lot smaller sensor which offers a lot worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also counts with a larger aperture.
The Huawei Mate 20 X has a much better battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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