Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs. Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S8+ and Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs. Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G955FD -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 159.5 mm 174.6 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Width 73.4 mm 85.4 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Depth 8.1 mm 8.38 mm Samsung Galaxy S8+ is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Weight 173 g 233 g Samsung Galaxy S8+ is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Body Colour Gold maple | Midnight black Emerald Green
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP53
SAR Value 1 W/kg (body), 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.91 W/kg (head), 2.21 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 Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD+ Super AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.2" 7.2" Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2960 x 1440 pixels 2244 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 529 ppi 345 ppi Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Always-on display Full Lamination, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant coating, Aluminosilicate glass
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Hisilicon Kirin 980
Processor Number 8895 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.6 GHz Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G76
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) 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 NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Samsung Galaxy S8+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
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 -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Samsung Galaxy S8+ has face detection.
White Balance Custom, automatic -
Light Source LED flash LED flash
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 -
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) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 20 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.6" -
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) Wide selfie mode -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3500 mAh 4200 mAh Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has fast charging technology.
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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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - EMUI 9.1
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+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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) 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
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 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP SBC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Balong 5000
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
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, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, EAC3, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, HWA, 3GP, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 XviD, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, MP4
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert 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, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader, eye scan Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Wi-Fi Miracast, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support HUAWEI M-Pen support
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S8+ Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
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 Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case
Compliant Standards IP68 IP53, TUV Rheinland
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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