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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-04-05 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 a little bit better than Huawei P10 Plus, with an 81.7 score against 79.8. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Huawei P10 Plus were released only a few months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S8 construction is thicker but just a bit lighter. The Galaxy S8 counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a bit higher 1440 x 2960 resolution, a quite bigger screen and a quite better count of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Huawei P10 Plus counts with a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P10 Plus also has more RAM. The Huawei P10 Plus features a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S8, and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei P10 Plus also has 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit better camera than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have a 12 MP back camera, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a larger aperture. The Huawei P10 Plus counts with superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 3750mAh battery size.
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