Huawei Mate 10 Pro vs Galaxy S8+ vs iPhone 8 Plus: specs comparison

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So, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro got just announced, and despite the name, it's a slightly toned-down version of the Mate 10. Yes, it sounds counter-intuitive, but it's how things work around here.  

The Mate 10 Pro brings along an OLED display though with a slightly lower Full HD resolution than the regular Mate 10: the latter has an LCD display with a Quad HD resolution of 1080 by 2560 pixels. Aside from that and a few other differences, the two devices share a ton of hardware similarities between one another. 

But how does this handset fare against the Galaxy S8+ and the iPhone 8 Plus as far as all the specs are considered? How do these three exceptional device compare one against the others, pound-for-pound?

It's our job to find out!

Huawei Mate 10 Pro Samsung Galaxy S8+ Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Design

Dimensions
6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches
154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm
6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.28 oz (178.0 g) 6.10 oz (173.0 g) 7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Brown, Pink, Blue Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 80.97% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 83.32% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR Super AMOLED, HDR IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 529 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 540 Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3500 mAh, Li - Ion 2691 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 56 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps)
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
39 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 19, 2017
FCC ID value: QISBLA-L09
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG955U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.06 W/kg
Body: 0.88 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
Phablet: 3.95 W/kg
Head: 0.33 W/kg
Body: 0.29 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.19 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2017 Mar 29, 2017 Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$949


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