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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-12 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.02 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and Red | Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a general score of 85.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S8 Active's 81.9 general score. Even though Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design and Galaxy S8 Active were released only 8 months apart, Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter.
Galaxy S8 Active has a slightly better display than Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little higher quantity of pixels in each display inch and a slightly better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a way bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy S8 Active has a battery performance that is very similar to the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design one.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a superior camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for taking pictures or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also counts with a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a lot larger camera sensor.
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