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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-10 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover Pro has an overall score of 81, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro's general score of 78.7. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but Galaxy XCover Pro has an older 11 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Galaxy XCover Pro's construction is extremely newer, but extremely heavier and much thicker than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy XCover Pro, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy XCover Pro counts with just a bit better battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro captures just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a way tinier back camera sensor offering a lot lower image quality, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 25 mega-pixels resolution and a way bigger aperture.
Galaxy XCover Pro is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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