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Global Score
77.487.4
Basic Information
HuaweiSamsung
--Android 5.0
2015-12-012015-04-11
6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches
6.53 ounces4.87 ounces
16 777 216Black, Blue, Gold and White
Metal Aluminium and Glass
--Scratch-Resistant Glass
$ 690.00$ 252.00
Display / Screen
6 inches5.1 inches
1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
367 pixels per inch576 pixels per inch
No touch screenCapacitive, Multi-touch
7.99.9
Performance
HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipsetExynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor
4 GB RAM3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM
Mali-T880 MP4 GPUMali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU
9.2710.08
Storage
128 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slotNo SD card slot
12.4210.1
Camera
16.00 MP + 8.00 MP16.00 MP + 5.00 MP
f/2.00 aperturef/1.90 aperture
--28.00mm focal length
--0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor
1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
9.3510.01
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
Nano SIM, Dual SIMNano SIM, Dual SIM
6.36.7
Battery Life
4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery2550mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
--Wireless Charging
5.924.56
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.1
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
--Infra-red port
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor
FM Radio--

Comparison review

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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