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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.18 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Phantom silver | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 346 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 3.52 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 20 X, having a 79.3 score against 75.6. The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is an older phone than Huawei Mate 20 X, but Samsung was able to build it just a little bit thinner and lighter. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has an older 5.1 version while Huawei Mate 20 X has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei Mate 20 X counts with a superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Note 5 features a lot better looking screen than Huawei Mate 20 X, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display density and a higher 2560 x 1440px resolution.
The Galaxy Note 5 has a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 20 X, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light images and video and a way smaller camera sensor shooting much lower quality images, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality.
The Huawei Mate 20 X features a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. The Huawei Mate 20 X has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 67% more battery capacity.
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