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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.39", with resolution 1440x3120. Smartphone has 24 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 AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.39" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 100.2 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.9% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3120 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 538 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 40 MP, Triple 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', PDAF/Laser AF -20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7'', PDAF/Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 5x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF 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 24 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9 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 SIM 2) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256/512 GB, 8 GB 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 369372
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1426
General specs Release date 2018, October 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.8 Х 72.3 Х 9.7 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 187 g 208.1 g
Colors Black, Red (China only) Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 4200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 1600 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 Front glass, leather/glass back, 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 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) 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, DLNA, 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, USB On-The-Go 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 DCI-P3 -HDR10 HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, Infrared port - Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) -Qi wireless fast charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) 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 20 RS Porsche Design
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 24 MP
  • Main camera 40 MP
  • External memory NM (Nano Memory) GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S8 Active
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB