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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-21 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s 76.5 score. Even though Galaxy S8 is notably older than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), it's design is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a sharper display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960.
Galaxy S8 has a bit better performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both have a Octa-Core CPU and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Galaxy S8 captures a bit better photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a back facing camera with way less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much better (4K) video definition and a bigger camera aperture.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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