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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2020-03-06 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S20 is a lot better than the Huawei Mate 8, having a global score of 94.8 against 77.4. Galaxy S20's body has the same thickness than the Huawei Mate 8, but it's somewhat lighter. Galaxy S20 has a brighter screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a lot higher 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution, a bit larger screen and a way higher pixel quantity per inch in the display.
Galaxy S20 features a bit superior processor than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S20 also has 8 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy S20 captures better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photos in poorly lited situations and a lot higher video quality.
The Galaxy S20 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S20 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy S20 features a battery performance that is just as good as Huawei Mate 8's battery performance.
Samsung Galaxy S20 costs a lot more money than Huawei Mate 8, but you can get a much better phone for that extra dollars.
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