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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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 Galaxy S8 Active is a little bit better than Huawei nova 5T, getting an 81.9 score against 80.8. Even though the Galaxy S8 Active is better than the Huawei nova 5T, we must highlight that it's also older, noticeably thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy S8 Active features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Galaxy S8 Active has a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei nova 5T features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 5T also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 5T features a superior camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light captures and video, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking way better quality videos and photographs and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 7 percent greater battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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