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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2013-06-05 | 2015-12-01 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 145.00 | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 8 has an overall score of 77.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S4 Active's global score of 71.7. Huawei Mate 8's design is noticeably newer and somewhat thinner than Galaxy S4 Active's, but it is heavier. Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has a brighter display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active also counts with a little greater display density.
The Huawei Mate 8 has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Huawei Mate 8 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of cores.
Huawei Mate 8 has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a lot more mega pixels camera in the back. The Huawei Mate 8 counts with a much better battery duration than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Although Huawei Mate 8 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Huawei Mate 8, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, resigning a couple features and specs.
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