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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is much better than Huawei nova 2i, with a overall score of 81.9 against 72.4. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's body is incredibly heavier and incredibly thicker than Huawei nova 2i. Galaxy S8 Active has a little sharper display than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels count in each screen inch and a better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a little bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's processor is just as good as the Huawei nova 2i one, both have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Galaxy S8 Active has longer battery duration than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3340mAh. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a way better camera than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a much lower resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a way better video resolution.
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