Huawei P10 Plus Vs Samsung S7

Earlier the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus came out, nosotros already had a certifiable five-star, 2017 Android flagship: the Huawei P10 Plus.

While the regular Huawei P10 was just a tad underwhelming for its total-bodied flagship price, the extra-large edition corrects our concerns with the standard model and has institute a spot on our current list of the best smartphones available today.

Of class, that list just got a big shake-up. Samsung just released both Galaxy S8 models, and they are accented stunners in terms of design and functionality alike.

Nosotros're impressed with the Huawei P10 Plus, but tin it actually compete against Samsung'southward best? Let's have a wait at how the larger Galaxy S8 Plus compares to the P10 Plus.

Design: Samsung, plain

If at that place's 1 obvious knock against the P10 Plus, it'south that the design of the phone isn't likely to turn any heads. Actually, that's not entirely true: the Pantone-inspired Greenery and Dazzling Blue are one-of-a-kind styles that we've really fallen for.

But otherwise, Huawei has stuck with an iPhone homage here – something that Samsung has some past experience with. It's more premium-looking than the Google Pixel, at to the lowest degree, but this very familiar glass-and-metal slab doesn't generate a lot of fresh excitement.

That is very much not the instance with the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, easily the nigh beautiful handset we take ever laid optics on. Information technology'south curved on the right and left sides like the by Border models, but this one likewise ditches much of the top and bottom bezel (along with a physical domicile button) to go almost all-screen on the front.

The back and sides aren't a large shift abroad from the concluding two Galaxy S models, but the Milky way S8 Plus greets you with such a daring and dazzling face that we tin't help but exist wowed.

Winner: Samsung Milky way S8 Plus

Screen: Widescreen or wider?

Here's the good news: both of these displays are Quad Hd beauties, pumping out seriously well-baked, high-resolution visuals towards your eyeballs. Across that, still, there are some key differences between them.

For starters, the Galaxy S8 Plus ditches the familiar 16:9 widescreen dimensions for an 18.five:9 aspect ratio instead, which means it'south extra tall in 1 hand, or a little wider while on its side.

Why do this? Well, it gives you more screen space without making the phone much wider; that's how a 6.2in AMOLED display can fit on a phone that is only less than a millimeter wider than last year's Milky way S7 Border, which had a 5.5in screen instead. The S8 Plus screen isn't much larger than the standard Galaxy S8 model's, which has a 5.8in panel instead.

Huawei's choice is a lot simpler in approach: information technology'south flat, it's widescreen, it's 5.5in, and it's an LCD panel. It's large, bright, and beautiful, with fantabulous viewing angles, even if LCD screens don't offer the deep blacks and contrast of a great OLED panel.

And the Galaxy S8 Plus has some other big, added reward besides AMOLED: mobile HDR back up, which means that compatible content (like most Netflix original series, in one case the app is updated) will display deeper contrast between lighter and darker parts of the scene. It can be pretty dazzling stuff.

In short: Huawei's screen is cracking, but Samsung's is the best effectually correct now.

Winner: Samsung Milky way S8 Plus

Camera: Single or double?

The P10 Plus packs non 1, but two back cameras: a 12-megapixel main shooter and a 20MP monochrome sensor. Why double upwardly? Because not only does the 20MP sensor deliver striking black and white shots, only it likewise helps enable some handy tricks for the other camera.

For instance, you tin can practise variable zoom between 1x and 2x without losing obvious visual quality, also as have dreamy portraits with blurred backdrops. The Leica-branded cameras likewise excel at regular, everyday snaps, with exceptional, detailed shots with punchy colours and speedy autofocus. Read our full review for more, but it's really rather fantastic.

The S8 Plus sticks with similar hardware to last year'due south devices, with a 12MP sensor and f/1.vii discontinuity (versus f/i.8 on the P10 Plus), only this time effectually, information technology snaps three versions of every shot and does an array of software tricks to turn out one ultimate result.

You won't become the crisp zoom or depth of field tricks like the P10 Plus, merely last year, the Galaxy S7 had our favourite camera of the Android bunch thank you to the stunning snaps you'd get on a regular basis. And thanks to the software enhancements this time around, the results are even amend.

At that place's no big gulf between these cameras, simply we see more consistently amazing shots with the Galaxy S8 Plus.

Winner: Samsung Milky way S8 Plus

Performance: Serious power

This is ane surface area in which the Huawei P10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus are pretty much neck and neck. In fact, there actually isn't whatsoever discernable difference at all in everyday apply: they're both incredibly swift handsets.

The P10 Plus uses Huawei'due south own Kirin 960 processor, which doesn't take the large-proper name flash of a Snapdragon only has been burdensome many benchmark tests since debuting in the Mate 9. With 6GB RAM onboard (bumped from 4GB in the P10), information technology tin can handle whatever multitasking and media demands you throw at the affair.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy S8 Plus is equipped with Samsung's octa-core Exynos 8895 chip in the Great britain and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 in some other regions, and in either case, you're ensured bleeding-edge performance. The S8 Plus has 4GB RAM, but 6GB sort of seems like an obscene amount for a smartphone anyway.

Ultimately, both are among the fastest Androids available today, with Android vii Nougat running the evidence. Samsung'due south skin is prettier than Huawei's EMUI, at to the lowest degree, but that's really a matter of preference. We'd say these are about even in terms of muscle.

Winner: Samsung Milky way S8 Plus

Battery and perks: Galaxy of extras

Both handsets have rather large batteries to cope with all of that screen and operation: the P10 Plus wields a 3,750mAh cell, while the Galaxy S8 Plus comes in a hair short at iii,500mAh.

And both gave us potent full-day usage beyond heavy media, gaming, and app usage, and lighter users might even get into a second twenty-four hour period. You'll get fast charging on both devices, but but the Milky way S8 Plus has wireless charging of the two.

The P10 Plus also has the meatier onboard storage, launching with 128GB inside versus 64GB on the Milky way S8 Plus, but both tin can exist augmented with microSD cards.

Frustratingly, the P10 Plus isn't waterproof, which increasingly seems like a must-have feature for top-tier flagships – peculiarly given how much money you're pouring into the thing. The Milky way S8 Plus is IP68-rated for h2o and dust resistance, like final year'southward Galaxy S7 models.

And the Milky way S8 Plus also has some bonus perks that the P10 Plus doesn't have any answer for, whether it'southward Gear VR compatibility for strong mobile virtual reality experiences, or the DeX Station dock (above), which gives y'all a PC-like desktop experience on an external monitor.

Information technology has improved iris scanning, to boot, building off of the feature first seen in the sick-fated Galaxy Annotation 7. Samsung is ever packing in extra perks, which you may not e'er use or care about, only they can be appealing. It might help sway your decision in this instance.

Between the waterproofing and the actress benefits, the Galaxy S8 Plus has more to offering here.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Verdict: The S8 sizzles

If y'all spotted the section verdicts, then our ultimate choice shouldn't be likewise surprising: the Galaxy S8 Plus comes out on top almost beyond the board.

The P10 Plus is a bang-up, summit-end flagship with plenty of power, a sharp screen, and a strong photographic camera array, merely it lacks a sure excitement. That's partially because it looks like an iPhone, only besides because it feels very standard in a lot of ways.

Conversely, the Milky way S8 Plus feels anything but standard, whether it'due south the taller curved screen, the nigh-absent bezel, or the assortment of handy perks that you won't find on most smartphones today. In fact, it shares a spot with the standard Galaxy S8 as the all-time phone in the world right now. It'south just that amazing.

That said, at that place's a £100 deviation here, equally the Huawei P10 Plus sells for £679 and the Milky way S8 Plus commands a mighty £779, so that could be a consideration. We'd say it's worth the extra scratch, though, if y'all're already spending big on a new phone.

On the other hand, the standard 5.8in Milky way S8 – which is mostly identical to the Plus bated from screen and battery size – is £689, putting it right near the P10 Plus. That might be the better alternative if you don't demand the super-sized screen of the S8 Plus.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

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