Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPhone 8 vs Huawei nova 3

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Huawei
Announced March 2017 September 2017 2018, July
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017 Available. Released 2018, August
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Space Gray, Silver Gold Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) iOS 11 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 - Mali-G72 MP12
RAM 4 GB 2 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64/256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 4.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 65.21% 84.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP 16 MP + 24 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 28mm, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh - 3750 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -