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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-10-22 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 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 | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is much better than the Galaxy S8 Active, with a global score of 90.9 against 81.9. Huawei Mate 40 Pro's construction is much newer and a bit thinner, but just a bit heavier than Galaxy S8 Active. Galaxy S8 Active has a bit sharper display than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a better quantity of pixels per screen inch.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has much more memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same video definition, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and pictures, a much more mega pixels camera and better 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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