Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-07-01 | 2017-08-11 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.1, 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
Galaxy S8 Active is much better than Huawei P8max, having an 81.9 score against 72.1. Although the Galaxy S8 Active is thicker than the Huawei P8max, it's just a little bit lighter and also newer. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a much better looking display than Huawei P8max, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way greater screen pixels density and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Galaxy S8 Active features just a bit bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P8max, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S8 Active also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 256 GB. Galaxy S8 Active features a bit more powerful processor than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S8 Active features a greater camera than Huawei P8max, because although it has a worse 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger diafragm aperture. The Huawei P8max counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity.
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