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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Huawei Mate 40 Pro

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei Mate 40 Pro , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Huawei Mate 40 Pro 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.76", with resolution 1344x2772. Smartphone has 13 megapixel front camera and 50 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 5.8", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.76" inc 5.8" inch
Screen area 115.7 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 94.1% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1344 x 2772 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 1.22µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF -12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom -20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide) 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide) TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Main Score 136
DxOMark Photo 110
DxOMark Video 96
DxOMark Selfie Score 104
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU - Mali-G78 MP24 Adreno 540
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 201325
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1775
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6056
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7509
Antutu 8 score 661059
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1426
General specs Release date 2020, October 22 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.9 Х 75.5 Х 9.1 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 212 g 208.1 g
Colors Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 4400 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1200 EUR 850 USD
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 120 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 113 h
Body build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Dual SIM (one Nano-SIM, one eSIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 -5G - 1, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Sprint -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - AT&T  LTE band 1(2100), 13(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - T-Mobile  LTE band 1(2100), 41(2500) - Sprint
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - HDR10 -90Hz HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop - Sensors - Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color temperature sensor , Infrared port - Fast charging 66W -Fast wireless charging 50W -Reverse wireless charging 5W - IP68 dust/water resistant Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant - For AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Mate 40 Pro
  • Screen 6.76"
  • Front camera 13 MP
  • Main camera 50 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB