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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 has a score of 81.9, which is better than the Huawei P10 Lite's 72.8 global score. Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy S8 Active is a way thicker and a lot heavier phone than the Huawei P10 Lite. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a bit better processing power than Huawei P10 Lite. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little bit better display than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has a higher pixels density, a bit bigger display and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S8 Active features a bit better camera than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way better (4K) video quality and a lot bigger aperture. The Galaxy S8 Active features greater battery performance than Huawei P10 Lite, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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