Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-27 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 408 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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
The Galaxy S8 Active is just a bit better than Huawei P20 Pro, getting a score of 81.9 against 81.4. The Galaxy S8 Active is an extremely thicker and somewhat heavier phone than the Huawei P20 Pro. The Galaxy S8 Active has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
The Huawei P20 Pro has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P20 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy S8 Active features a little bit better memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei P20 Pro features a better camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Huawei P20 Pro also counts with a way larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot more mega-pixels camera.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's battery performance is just as good as Huawei P20 Pro's battery life.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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