Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs. Honor 50

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S8+ and Honor 50. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs. Honor 50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G955FD NTH-NX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 159.5 mm 159.96 mm Honor 50 has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Width 73.4 mm 73.76 mm Honor 50 has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Depth 8.1 mm 7.78 mm Honor 50 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Weight 173 g 175 g Samsung Galaxy S8+ is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Body Colour Gold maple | Midnight black Midnight black | Emerald Green
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy S8+ is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1 W/kg (body), 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD+ Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.2" 6.57" Honor 50 has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2960 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better screen resolution than Honor 50.
Pixel Density 529 ppi 403 ppi Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better pixel density than Honor 50.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor 50 has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features Always-on display -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Processor Number 8895 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy S8+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G71 MP20 -
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB 6 GB Honor 50 has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor 50 has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
User Memory 52.3 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" 1/1.52" Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better camera sensor size than Honor 50.
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/2.2 Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Pixel Size - 2.1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Samsung Galaxy S8+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Digital Zoom 8x -
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects HDR, Stamp, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Stickers -
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Food mode Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Samsung Galaxy S8+ has face detection.
White Balance Custom, automatic -
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 12032 x 9024
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, Exposure, Shutter speed, geotagging, RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 50 has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.6" -
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.2 Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) Wide selfie mode Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3500 mAh 4300 mAh Honor 50 has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 50 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 45 min
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy S8+ can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA -
Talk Time 1440 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1440 min
Playback (MP3 (AOD on)): up to 50 hrs
Playback (MP3 (AOD off)): up to 78 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
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CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 50 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 11
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader, eye scan Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support -
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S8+ Honor 50
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, AKG headphones, micro-USB connector (C to B), ear plugs, USB-C to A connector, USB-C cable USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards IP68 TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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