Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-05 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 491.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2312 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 412 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM 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 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than Huawei P30 Lite, with an 81.7 score against 77. Galaxy S8's design is a bit lighter than the Huawei P30 Lite, although it is just a little thicker and was released 2 years before. Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a little faster processor than Huawei P30 Lite. They have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a higher display density. The Huawei P30 Lite counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy S8 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a camera in the back with lot less mega pixels resolution and a lot tinier sensor providing a way worse image quality, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better photography and video in low light situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Huawei P30 Lite counts with just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 3340mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy S8 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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