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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a score of 81.9, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20 X's 75.6 score. Although Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is older and somewhat thicker than Huawei Mate 20 X, it's design is still somewhat lighter. The Huawei Mate 20 X has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 20 X also has more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a much better looking screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better display density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with slightly more storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy S8 Active features a way better camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a lot tinier camera sensor giving a lot lower image quality, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy S8 Active also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in low-light environments.
The Huawei Mate 20 X counts with greater battery life than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery size.
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