Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus, getting an 81.9 score against 75.5. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active design is newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, although it is extremely thicker and notably heavier. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a slightly better display than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a quite larger screen, a much better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a better pixels amount in each inch in the display.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy S8 Active. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Galaxy S8 Active takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a way bigger camera aperture, a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and Huawei P9 Plus both feature extremely similar memory to install applications and games, both have the same internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with greater battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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