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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2015-12-01 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover 5 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 8, having a 78.1 score against 77.4. The Galaxy XCover 5 is a incredibly newer and just a bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 8, but it's also somewhat thicker. Huawei Mate 8 features a bit better performance than Galaxy XCover 5. They have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Huawei Mate 8 counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a little bit larger screen, a quite higher count of pixels in each screen inch and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The Galaxy XCover 5 features a little bit better storage to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Huawei Mate 8 has greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Huawei Mate 8 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and a 16 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the Huawei Mate 8 also counts with higher video frame rate.
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