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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 88.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-08-11 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2640 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P40 Pro is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, having a general score of 88.2 against 81.9. Huawei P40 Pro's body is newer and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's, but it is also a little bit heavier. Huawei P40 Pro has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei P40 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 Active counts with just a bit better screen than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher 1440 x 2960px resolution and a better screen pixels density. Huawei P40 Pro captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei P40 Pro also counts with a way bigger sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality, faster 60 frames per second video frame rate and a lot better 50 mega pixels resolution back camera.
The Galaxy S8 Active has just a bit more memory to install applications and games than Huawei P40 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB. The Huawei P40 Pro has just a little bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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