Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-07-01 | 2017-04-21 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Metal and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is better than Huawei P8max, with an 81.7 score against 72.1. Even though Samsung Galaxy S8 is somewhat thicker than the Huawei P8max, it's much lighter and also newer. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a more vivid screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch in the display and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960.
The Galaxy S8 features just a little better performance than Huawei P8max, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S8 also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy S8 shoots greater pictures and videos than Huawei P8max, because although it has a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos.
The Galaxy S8 features just a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy S8 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB. The Huawei P8max has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity.
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