Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Huawei Nexus 6P

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camera
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Front
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Stand By
Talk time
Playing Music
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
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2G bands
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GPRS
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9.33/10

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
DISPLAY Resolution: 1440 x 2960 pixels (~570 ppi pixel density)
BODY Dimensions: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
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8.50/10

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Model
Huawei Nexus 6P
Price
$109.99
Advantages
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 3450 mAh battery
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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 Âµm 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
Stand By
—
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
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
2015, September
Status
Available. Released 2015, September
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to v7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.55 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU
Adreno 430
camera
Rear
12.3 MP, f/2.0, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p@30fps
Video
2160p@30fps, 720p@240fps
Features
1/2.3' sensor size, 1.55Âµm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.7 inches
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (~518 ppi pixel density)
Technology
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4, oleophobic coating
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3450 mAh battery
Stand By
About 440 h
Talk time
About 23 h
Playing Music
About 100 h
body
Dimensions
159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3 mm (6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz, 0.39 lb)
Build
—
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Aluminium, Graphite, Frost
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models CDMA 800 / 1900 - all models
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global model LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Samsung Galaxy S8 runs a more powerful CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) than the Nexus 6P. It is a significant difference between these phones because powerful processor allows the user to run a few apps at once.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 has better GPU Adreno 540 - US model thanks to which the owner will be able to run more number of modern game apps.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 has more quality rear camera which makes it a better selection for those who want to capture high quality photos. The Galaxy S8 front camera specs are better than that of the Nexus 6P: (8 megapixels and 1.7 aperture versus 8 megapixels and 2.4 aperture). If you like to make selfies then it is an important advantage for you.

The Galaxy S8 has 4K UHD (1440 x 2960 pixels) screen resolution with 567 ppi pixel density which is more high in compare to the Nexus 6P 4K UHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) screen resolution with 515 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a good choice for watching movies. The Galaxy S8 smartphone is easier to carry as it has smaller dimensions than the Huawei Nexus 6P: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm versus 159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3 mm. The Galaxy S8 model weight 155g which is 23g lighter than the weight of the Nexus 6P.

The Galaxy S8 model has a card slot. This is a nice advantage: you can easily extend memory storage and transfer files. The Huawei Nexus 6P has a better battery life as it is produced with 3450mah battery which is 450mah bigger compared to the Galaxy S8 cell. It means that this model will live for a longer time without charging.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 has 10 advantages and the Nexus 6P only 1 so the Galaxy S8 is the best buy. Get the lowest price on Amazon.