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Global Score
79.581.9
Basic Information
HuaweiSamsung
Android 10--
2020-03-022017-08-11
6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches
6.46 ounces7.34 ounces
Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pinkGold and Gray
Plastic and Plastic --
--Scratch-Resistant Glass
$ 244.00$ 245.00
Display / Screen
6.4 inches5.8 inches
2310 x 1080 pixels 2960 x 1440 pixels
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
398 pixels per inch568 pixels per inch
No touch screenNo touch screen
8.18.9
Performance
HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset
Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processorKryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor
6 GB RAM4 GB RAM
Mali-G52 MP6 GPUAdreno 540 GPU
9.279.27
Storage
128 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot
10.110.78
Camera
48.00 MP + 16.00 MP12.00 MP + 8.00 MP
f/1.80 aperturef/1.70 aperture
26.00mm focal length26.00mm focal length
0.5 inches (1/2") sensor0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video
10.899.79
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.76.6
Battery Life
4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery4000mAh Li - Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
--Wireless Charging
6.085.92
Other Features
Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1, EDR
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

Galaxy S8 Active has a global score of 81.9, which is slightly better than Huawei P40 Lite's 79.5 general score. Even though Galaxy S8 Active is better than the Huawei P40 Lite, we must highlight that it is also incredibly older, heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei P40 Lite and the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active have incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.

Galaxy S8 Active counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a higher pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little bit more storage to store more apps and games than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB.

Huawei P40 Lite features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei P40 Lite also counts with a way better resolution back camera and a lot larger back camera sensor which gives a much higher image and video quality.

Huawei P40 Lite has a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.

Galaxy S8 Active costs a bit more money than Huawei P40 Lite, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.




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