Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Huawei Mate X2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017	Feb 22, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	$2785

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm	6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches 161.8 x 145.8 x 8.2 mm
Folded
	6.37 x2.93 x0.57 inches (161.8 x 74.6 x 14.7 mm)
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	10.41 oz / 295.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red	Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink, White, Black

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 86.89% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	OLED, 90Hz
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI	2480x2200px, 414 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	Folding inside the device
Front cover display
	6.5 inches 2700 x1160 px OLED 90Hz refresh rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso
Rear cover display
	Part of the main display

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Kirin 9000 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G78
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
	Wired: 55.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.4 Focal Length: 240 mm
Fourth camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
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 (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD	16 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: UW 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84
4G (FDD) Bands
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, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 05, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE	Yes

With HarmonyOS

OS	HarmonyOS 2

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

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