Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-04-21 | 2017-10-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Brown, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 239.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 498 pixels per inch |
| -- | 730 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 has a general score of 81.7, which is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 10's overall score of 78.9. The Galaxy S8 design is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Huawei Mate 10, even when they were released only a couple of months apart. The Huawei Mate 10's CPU is just as good as the Galaxy S8 one, both have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Huawei Mate 10 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy S8, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a just a little lower quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen. The Huawei Mate 10's memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S8 one, both have an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and equal 64 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate 10 features improved battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy S8 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light captures, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same resolution back camera and the same video resolution, the Galaxy S8 also counts with a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S8 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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