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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 is much better than Huawei nova 2i, getting a score of 81.7 against 72.4. Although Galaxy S8 and Huawei nova 2i were released only a couple months apart, the Galaxy S8 construction is a little lighter but just a little bit thicker. Galaxy S8's processing unit is just as good as the Huawei nova 2i one, they have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Galaxy S8 features a little bit better screen than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels quantity in each inch of screen and a better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy S8 takes greater pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a much less mega pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 2i has a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has a 3340mAh battery size.
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