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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-15 | 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 |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Metal; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, 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 |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh 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 | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is better than the Huawei P8 Max, having a general score of 81.9 against 72.6. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a much newer and a bit lighter phone than the Huawei P8 Max, but it is also way thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a faster processing unit than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher screen pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a lot better camera than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a camera with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much better video resolution and a bigger aperture.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a bit more storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Huawei P8 Max features a bit better battery performance than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 4360mAh battery size.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy S8 Active is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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