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Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Huawei P40

 
Brief information about compared phones: Huawei P40 , Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Huawei P40 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55), screen 6.1", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 32 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 6.1" inch 5.8" inch
Screen area 91.3 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.3% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 422 PPI 568 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 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'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), 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 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only) 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 540
External memory NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 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 496357
GeekBench 5 Single Core 774 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3181 1426
General specs Release date 2020, March 26 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148.9 Х 71.1 Х 8.5 mm 151.9 Х 74.9 Х 9.9 mm
Weight 175 g 208.1 g
Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
Battery 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 800 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/eSIM)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 -5G - 5G SA/NSA 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/ax, 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 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others DCI-P3 -HDR10 -90Hz HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fast charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection 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 P40
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 32 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