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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2016-04-16 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy S8 is much better than Huawei P9, with an 81.7 score against 72.9. Even though the Galaxy S8 is newer than Huawei P9, it's somewhat thicker and a bit heavier. The Huawei P9 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S8, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy S8 has a bit better looking screen than Huawei P9, because it has a greater amount of pixels per screen inch, a little bigger screen and a much better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution. The Galaxy S8 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei P9, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels, the Galaxy S8 also has a way higher (4K) video resolution, a larger camera sensor providing a better image quality and a much bigger aperture.
The Galaxy S8 counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P9, and although they both have an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy S8 also has 64 GB internal storage. The Huawei P9 and the Galaxy S8 both have extremely similar batteries duration.
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