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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-05 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Gold and Gray |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 491.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a little bit better than Huawei P30 Lite, having a global score of 81.9 against 77. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is better than Huawei P30 Lite, it must be told that it's also an older, a lot thicker and much heavier phone. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei P30 Lite. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a bit sharper screen than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei P30 Lite features a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S8 Active captures a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a way less mega pixels resolution back camera and a lot smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting lot lower quality pictures and videos, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better captures and videos in low-light environments and a way better (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy S8 Active counts with superior battery duration than Huawei P30 Lite, because it has a 20 percent larger battery size.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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