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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2020-09-28 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has a score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than Huawei P Smart (2021)'s global score of 79.2. The Galaxy S8 body is a lot lighter and thinner than Huawei P Smart (2021), despite of the fact that it was released 4 years before. The Galaxy S8 features a sharper display than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a greater quantity of pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features just a bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021). They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores. The Huawei P Smart (2021) features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for taking pictures or videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
Huawei P Smart (2021) has a superior battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 67 percent more battery size.
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