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Huawei Mate S vs Samsung Galaxy S8

2.96 in
5.9 in
Huawei Mate S Mobile Phone
Huawei Mate S
2.68 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
12
4.0 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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19
4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
28 %
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0 %
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44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 935Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T624ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory3 GB4 GB

Display

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Screen size5.5 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnoyes

Rear camera

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Colour of product
  • Rose Gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Titanium
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Height5.9 in5.86 in
Width2.96 in2.68 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in
Weight5.5 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Huawei Mate SHuawei Mate S
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity2700.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time483.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

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