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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-21 | 2019-11-15 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 8 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate X is slightly better than iPhone XS, with a general score of 89.4 against 84.2. Although Huawei Mate X is newer than the iPhone XS, it is noticeably heavier and extremely thicker. Apple iPhone XS features a little better performance than Huawei Mate X, because although it has 2 less and slower CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The iPhone XS has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixels number per inch of screen. The iPhone XS shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a way smaller sensor taking way worse quality videos and photos and a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels resolution, they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
The Huawei Mate X features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate X has a superior battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it costs a lot more than iPhone XS, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPhone XS. If you are trying to save some money, you can get the iPhone XS, letting go some specs and features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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