Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-01-15 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 is much better than the Huawei Y9 (2019), having a score of 81.7 against 73.5. Although the Samsung Galaxy S8 is older than Huawei Y9 (2019), it's construction is somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner. Galaxy S8 features a brighter display than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a greater pixel amount in each inch in the display.
The Galaxy S8 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei Y9 (2019). Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Galaxy S8 features a little bit better storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy S8 also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a lower resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a lot higher video quality. The Huawei Y9 (2019) counts with greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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