Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 is just a bit better than the Galaxy S8 Active, getting a overall score of 86.4 against 81.9. The Huawei P40 is a extremely newer device, and it is also somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the Galaxy S8 Active. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features just a bit better display than Huawei P40, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels quantity per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960.
Huawei P40 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P40 also has 2 GB more RAM. Huawei P40 shoots way better pictures and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei P40 also counts with higher 60 frames per second video frame rates, a back-facing camera with a way higher 50 MP resolution and a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P40, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 Active features just a bit better battery duration than Huawei P40, because it has a 5% bigger battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Huawei P40 is also cheap compared to the Galaxy S8 Active, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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