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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 658 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 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 |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 is much better than the Huawei P10 Lite, with an 81.7 score against 72.8. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a just a bit heavier and just a bit thicker phone than the Huawei P10 Lite. The Galaxy S8 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a better screen density, a little bit bigger display and a lot better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Galaxy S8 has much more memory to install games and applications than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy S8 also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy S8 has a little bit better performance than Huawei P10 Lite. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Galaxy S8's battery lifetime is just as good as Huawei P10 Lite's battery duration. Samsung Galaxy S8 shoots clearer videos and photos than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have a same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality photos and videos, a much larger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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