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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-01-06 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active has a general score of 81.9, which is much better than Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 global score. Despite being the best in this comparison review, we must note that it is also a just a little heavier and extremely thicker device. The Huawei Mate 9 has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. They have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Galaxy S8 Active features a sharper display than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and way more pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy S8 Active has as much storage to install applications and games as the Huawei Mate 9 one, both of them have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy S8 Active features a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, a same resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a much larger diafragm aperture to take better captures and video in low light environments.
Galaxy S8 Active's battery lifetime is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 one.
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