Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-04-21 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 has a score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than Huawei P20's 78.1 global score. The Samsung Galaxy S8 construction is just a little bit lighter than Huawei P20, but it is a bit thicker and was released around 12 months before. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei P20, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and more pixels per inch of screen.
Galaxy S8 counts with a little bit more memory to install applications and games than Huawei P20, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. The Huawei P20 counts with a processor that is very similar to the processor in Galaxy S8, they have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
Huawei P20 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same resolution back camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P20 also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor.
Huawei P20 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 13% bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy S8 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making this phone an obvious call.
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