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| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | -- |
| 2021-07-29 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| -- | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm 888 4G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P50 has a score of 86.3, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S8's 81.7 overall score. The Huawei P50 is a somewhat heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S8, but both of them have the same thickness. The Huawei P50 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P50 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S8 has a little more vivid screen than Huawei P50, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display and a quite better 1440 x 2960 resolution. Samsung Galaxy S8 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P50, because although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger aperture.
The Huawei P50 has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P50 features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 4100mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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