Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Manufacturer Model Number | SM-G892A | - | |
| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 152 mm | 174.6 mm | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| Width | 74.9 mm | 85.4 mm | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| Depth | 9.9 mm | 8.38 mm | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| Weight | 208 g | 233 g | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| Body Colour | Meteor grey | Titanium gold | Emerald Green | |
| Protection | Shockproof, dustproof, water-resistant | Dustproof, waterproof | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | Yes | Yes | Both phones are waterproof. |
| IP rating | - | IP53 | |
| SAR Value | 0.8 W/kg (body), 0.25 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 | Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm |
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C | |
| SIM Card Type (Size) | Nano SIM | Nano SIM | |
| SIM Card Qty | Single-SIM | Dual-SIM | |
| SIM Card Configuration Details | - | Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card |
| DISPLAY | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| Display Type | OLED display | OLED display | |
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| Display Technology | Quad HD+ Super AMOLED | - | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 5.8" | 7.2" | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). |
| Display Format | - | Full HD+ | |
| Pixel Density | - | 345 ppi | |
| 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 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 | Hisilicon Kirin 980 | |
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| Clock Speed | 2.35 GHz | 2.6 GHz | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| 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-G76 |
| MEMORY | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| RAM | LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB | LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 64 GB | 256 GB | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB | NM card - up to 256 GB |
| CAMERA | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 1 | 3 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 12 Megapixel | 40 Megapixel | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| Lens Type | - | Wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture | - | F/1.8 | |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has optical stabilisation. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Laser Auto Focus | - | Yes | |
| Digital Zoom | 8x | - | |
| Camera Modes | Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, wide selfie mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Food mode | - | |
| Light Source | LED light | LED flash | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | - | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) |
| SECOND CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | - | 20 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Type (2nd Camera) | - | Ultra wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) | - | F/2.2 |
| THIRD CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) | - | 8 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Type (3rd Camera) | - | Telephoto lens | |
| Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) | - | F/2.4 |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 1 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 8 Megapixel | 24 Megapixel | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| Sensor Type (Front) | - | CMOS | |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/1.7 | F/2.0 | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | - | |
| Camera Modes (Front) | Slow motion video, Virtual Shot | - |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 4000 mAh | 4200 mAh | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. |
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| Fast Charging Technology | - | HUAWEI SuperCharge technology | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has fast charging technology. |
| Wireless Charging | Yes | - | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active can be charged wirelessly. |
| Standby Time | 120 hours | - | |
| Talk Time | 1920 minutes | - | |
| Run Time Details | Talk: up to 1920 min Standby: up to 120 hrs Playback (audio (via speakers)): up to 113 hrs |
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| Battery Technology | - | Lithium polymer |
| CELLULAR | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
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| 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 | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 | |
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| 2G Band | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | |
| 3G UMTS Band | - | Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 | |
| 3G UMTS Frequency | - | 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 20, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, 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 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, 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 | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 LE EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 | |
| Bluetooth Profiles | A2DP | SBC | |
| NFC | - | Yes | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Modem | - | Balong 5000 | |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS |
| MEDIA | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, apt-X, MP4 | WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, EAC3, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, HWA, 3GP, AC-4 | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | MKV, FLV, AVI, 3GP | XviD, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, MP4 |
| FEATURES | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| 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 | |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, heart rate | 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 | TTY compatible, HD Voice | HUAWEI M-Pen support |
| OTHERS | Samsung Galaxy S8 Active | Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) |
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| Included Accessories | USB cable, power adapter | Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case | |
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| Compliant Standards | HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) | IP53, TUV Rheinland |
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