Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Aug 07, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$850

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches 152.9 x 72.5 x 8.5 mm	5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches 152.1 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	7.34 oz / 208.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint, Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Red	Gold, Gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 83.93% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body
Type
OLED	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Adreno 540
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/512GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
40 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.78" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 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
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CCD image sensor) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, 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
Front
24 MP	8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1, Yes
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,i MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, i
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
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
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	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

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 30, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG892A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.57 W/kg Body: 0.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.44 W/kg Phablet: 3.88 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	41

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 66, 71