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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 Active has a global score of 81.9, which is much better than Huawei nova 2's general score of 74.2. Although Galaxy S8 Active is a better phone than Huawei nova 2, we must highlight that it is also a notably thicker and a lot heavier phone. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 2, because it has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960, a higher amount of pixels per inch of screen and a bigger display.
The Galaxy S8 Active features just a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S8 Active also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a processing unit that's just as good as the Huawei nova 2 one, both have the same RAM amount and 8 processing cores.
Galaxy S8 Active features better battery duration than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 36 percent larger battery size. The Galaxy S8 Active takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger aperture.
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