| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-21 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 6 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than Huawei nova 5T, getting an 81.7 score against 80.8. The Galaxy S8 is a lighter phone than the Huawei nova 5T, but both of them are 0.31inches thick. Huawei nova 5T features just a little better processing power than Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. The Galaxy S8 has just a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei nova 5T has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting images or video in low-light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a way bigger back camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs and a back camera with much more MP.
Huawei nova 5T counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Samsung Galaxy S8 is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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