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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Huawei P30 Pro New Edition

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei P30 Pro New Edition , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Huawei P30 Pro New Edition 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.47", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 32 megapixel front camera and 40 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 6.47" inc 5.8" inch
Screen area 102.8 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.6% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 40 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -40 MP, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), 1/4.0", OIS, 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom -20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, EMUI 10.1, Google Play Services Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU - Mali-G76 MP10 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
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1426
General specs Release date 2020, May 12 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 73.4 Х 8.4 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 192 g 208.1 g
Colors Aurora, Black, Silver Frost Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 750 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 (Aluminosilicate glass), glass back (Aluminosilicate glass), aluminum frame aluminum frame, corner bumpers, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 - LTE 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 Cat21 1400/200 Mbps 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, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - HDR10 HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Fast charging 40W, 70% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) - Also known as Huawei P30 Pro 2020 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 P30 Pro New Edition
  • Screen 6.47"
  • Front camera 32 MP
  • Main camera 40 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