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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T's 80.8 global score. The Samsung Galaxy S8 construction has the same thickness than Huawei nova 5T, but it's lighter. Galaxy S8 has a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution and a higher pixel amount per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 5T has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM.
The Huawei nova 5T captures much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a lot higher resolution back-facing camera and a way bigger camera sensor taking much better quality photos.
The Huawei nova 5T features better battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 3750mAh battery size.
Galaxy S8 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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