| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2015-04-11 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 252.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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 | -- |
Samsung Galaxy S6 has a global score of 87.4, which is much better than the Huawei Mate 8's 77.4 general score. Samsung Galaxy S6's design is thinner and way lighter than the Huawei Mate 8, even though they were released only a few months apart. The Samsung Galaxy S6 has an incredibly better display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with way more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Huawei Mate 8 features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S6, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Galaxy S6 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S6 also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit CPU.
The Huawei Mate 8 has a way better battery life than Galaxy S6, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy S6 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 16 mega pixels, the Galaxy S6 also has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy S6 is also by far the cheapest.
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