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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-12-01 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 S8 is slightly better than Huawei Mate 8, having a score of 81.7 against 77.4. The Galaxy S8 is a somewhat lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 8, but both of them are equally thin. Galaxy S8 counts with a CPU that's very similar to the Huawei Mate 8 one, both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a greater storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 takes clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a camera with a lot worse resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and videos and a way higher video quality. Huawei Mate 8 features longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S8 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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