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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 90.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2020-10-22 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black and Mystic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2772 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 452 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali G78 MP24 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 40 Pro is better than the Samsung Galaxy S8, with a 90.9 score against 81.7. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a incredibly newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy S8, but it is thicker and heavier. Huawei Mate 40 Pro features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 has a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and more pixels per screen inch. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting photos and videos in low light environments, and they both have the same video quality, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with higher video frame rate, a camera with lot more megapixels and a much bigger sensor capturing way better quality photos and videos.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much greater memory for apps and games than Galaxy S8, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 47 percent larger battery size.
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