Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-26 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 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 |
| $ 519.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 383 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 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 |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 10.01 | 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 - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Galaxy S8 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 20, with an 81.7 score against 79.5. The Galaxy S8 is an older cellphone than the Huawei Mate 20, but it's lighter and just a bit thinner anyway. The Huawei Mate 20 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy S8. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a slightly better looking display than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and a greater screen density. The Galaxy S8 features just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei Mate 20 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same video frame rates and a same resolution back camera, the Huawei Mate 20 also counts with a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Huawei Mate 20 features superior battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Galaxy S8 is also by far the cheapest one.
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