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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-20 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a score of 81.9, which is just a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s 76.5 score. Although it's the best in this comparison review, Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's design is older, thicker and heavier than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). The Galaxy S8 Active has a bit better performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a much better looking screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels amount in each screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a SD memory slot that supports up to 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active takes a bit better videos and photos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and videos. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a battery performance that's very similar to Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s battery life.
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