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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-19 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 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 |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has an overall score of 81.9, which is slightly better than Huawei P20 Lite's score of 75.4. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a notably thicker and way heavier phone than Huawei P20 Lite. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a little bit better looking display than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution and a higher pixels density.
The Galaxy S8 Active and Huawei P20 Lite both have quite similar processors, both have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Galaxy S8 Active and Huawei P20 Lite both count with extremely similar storage for applications and games, both of them have a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB and equal 64 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a slightly better camera than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a much less mega pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a lot larger aperture. Galaxy S8 Active has superior battery duration than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active costs more than the Huawei P20 Lite, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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