Do you want to know what's better Huawei P9 or Samsung Galaxy S8 ? You'll get the answer on this page! SpecsPRO has compared Huawei P9 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 : camera, battery, screen size, resolution and other important specifications.

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Huawei P9

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • Build

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • NFC

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Samsung Galaxy S8

  • Price

    $369.99

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US model Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA

    PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - US model Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA

    PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 540 - US model

    CAMERA Rear: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash

    CAMERA Front: 8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

    CAMERA Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

    DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density)

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Huawei P9
  • launch

  • Announced

    2017, March

  • Status

    Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, April 21st

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v7.0

  • Chipset

    Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US model Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - US model Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz) - EMEA

  • GPU

    Adreno 540 - US model

  • camera

  • Rear

    12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash

  • Front

    8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR

  • Video

    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.

  • Features

    1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama

  • display

  • Size

    5.8 inches

  • Resolution

    1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display - TouchWiz UI

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

  • body

  • Dimensions

    148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)

  • Weight

    155 g (5.47 oz, 0.34 lb)

  • Build

    Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

  • SIM card

    Single SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    64 GB, 4 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

  • NFC

    Yes

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

  • features

  • Sensors

    Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2016, April

  • Status

    Available. Released 2016, April

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)

  • Chipset

    HiSilicon Kirin 955

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

  • GPU

    Mali-T880 MP4

  • camera

  • Rear

    Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica optics, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

  • Front

    8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p

  • Video

    1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

  • Features

    1.25 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR

  • display

  • Size

    5.2 inches

  • Resolution

    1080 x 1920 pixels (~423 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    IPS-NEO LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) - Emotion UI 4.1

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

  • body

  • Dimensions

    145 x 70.9 x 7 mm (5.71 x 2.79 x 0.28 in)

  • Weight

    144 g (5.08 oz, 0.32 lb)

  • Build

  • SIM card

    Single SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32 GB, 3 GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (EVA-L29)

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.2, A2DP, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)

  • NFC

    Yes (EVA-L09 only)

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - EVA-L19 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - EVA-L29

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), B41 - EVA-L19 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 38(2600)

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • Summary

    The Galaxy S8 uses a faster processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) than the Huawei P9. This is an important difference between these models because fast CPU allows you to run a few apps at once.

    The Galaxy S8 has more powerful GPU Adreno 540 - US model thanks to which you will be able to run more number of the latest game apps.

    The Galaxy S8 has more quality rear camera which makes it a better buy for those who want to capture high quality photos. The Galaxy S8 front camera specs are better than that of the Huawei P9: (8 megapixels and 1.7 aperture versus 8 megapixels and 2.4 aperture). If you want to take selfie photos of a good quality then it is an important advantage for you. The Galaxy S8 captures videos with a better resolution: 4K UHD vs FullHD.

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) display resolution with 567 ppi pixel density which is better than the Huawei P9 2K HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution with 423 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a better choice for reading books. The P9 smartphone is easier to carry as it has more portable dimensions in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy S8: 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm versus 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm. The P9 cell phone weight 144g which is 11g lighter in compare with the weight of the Galaxy S8.

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 has 7 advantages and the Huawei P9 only 2 so the Galaxy S8 will be the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.