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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2016-04-16 | 2017-08-11 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is much better than the Huawei P9, having a score of 81.9 against 72.9. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active construction is newer, but noticeably heavier and a lot thicker than Huawei P9. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei P9, because it has a bit larger screen, a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a better pixel density.
Huawei P9 has a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Galaxy S8 Active has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Galaxy S8 Active also has 64 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active captures clearer photos and videos than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a way bigger aperture for better captures and videos in poorly lited situations, a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking higher quality photographs and a way higher (4K) video definition.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with better battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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