Huawei nova 5T vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  nova 5T:

  LCD

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  OLED

• Weight

  nova 5T: 34.1 g lighter

  nova 5T:

  174 g

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  208.1 g

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S8 Active: 0.46 in smaller diagonal

  nova 5T:

  6.26 in

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  5.8 in

• Chipset

  nova 5T:

  HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  nova 5T:

  Quad

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  Single

• Depth

  nova 5T: 2.1 mm thinner

  nova 5T:

  7.8 mm

  Galaxy S8 Active:

  9.9 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. nova 5T

   Height:

   154.3 mm +2.4 mm versus Galaxy S8 Active

   Width:

   74 mm

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

2. 2. Galaxy S8 Active

   Height:

   151.9 mm

   Width:

   74.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +2.1 mm versus nova 5T

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. nova 5T

   Screen diagonal:

   6.26 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   96.2 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy S8 Active

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   85.4 cm²

nova 5T has approximately 12.7% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S8 Active.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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