Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Huawei Mate 9 Comparison
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Samsung Galaxy S8
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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
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Huawei Mate 9
Compare Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and Huawei Mate 9
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S8 | Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) | Huawei Mate 9 |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2017, March | 2017, January | 2016, November |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in | 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in | 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 3.11 in |
| Weight | 155 g | 5.47 oz | 157 g | 5.54 oz | 190 g | 6.7 oz |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front glass, aluminum frame, back |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red | Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud | Agate Red, Topaz Blue, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Ceramic White, Black, Obsidian Black |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 67 h |
Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G) Music play - Up to 53 h |
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| Approximate price | 390 EUR | 250 EUR | 400 EUR |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | 16M |
| Screen size | 5.8" in | 5.2" in | 5.9" in |
| Screen area | 84.8 cm2 | 74.5 cm2 | 96.0 cm2 |
| Screen format | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.6% | 71.5% | 77.5% |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 px | 1080 x 1920 px | 1080 x 1920 px |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 570 PPI | 424 PPI | 373 PPI |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
- Always-on display | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 16 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF | -12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, OIS, PDAF & laser AF |
| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 16 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | 16 MP, f/1.9 | 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 73 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 71 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 75 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 5 |
| Chipset | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
- Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China |
- Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
Mali-T830MP3 | Mali-G71 MP8 |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 231907 | 103094 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 361 | 164 | 393 |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1243 | 782 | 1278 |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1255 | 1053 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 531 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 340 | 143 | 373 |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1454 | 926 | 1465 |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1763 | 773 | 1870 |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6028 | 4104 | 5972 |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8798 | 3000 | 8618 |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3410 | 3041 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (MHA-L29 model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - MHA-L29 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MHA-L29, MHA-L09 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - MHA-L29 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - MHA-L29 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - MHA-L09 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge | Yes | 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | No |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port |
| Other extras |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging - - Samsung Pay -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Fast battery charging |
| Versions |
- Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950 |
- Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots |