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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-08-11 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 Active has a score of 81.9, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 20's global score of 79.5. Although it's the best we compare here, the Galaxy S8 Active is an older, just a little heavier and somewhat thicker phone than the Huawei Mate 20. Galaxy S8 Active has a slightly better screen than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater count of pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a bit more memory to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 processing cores.
The Huawei Mate 20 features a battery duration that's very similar to the battery lifetime in Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. The Huawei Mate 20 captures a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same resolution back camera, the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 also counts with a bigger sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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