Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-12-01 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 edge is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8, having a 78.1 score against 77.4. Although Galaxy S7 edge and the Huawei Mate 8 were released with only a few months difference, Galaxy S7 edge is somewhat lighter and a bit thinner. The Galaxy S7 edge features just a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Huawei Mate 8 features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a greater number of faster cores. The Galaxy S7 edge takes a bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a way lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot better video quality and a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography.
The Huawei Mate 8 features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a SD card slot that allows 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 8 features just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has an 11 percent more battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it a no doubt choice.
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