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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 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
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has an overall score of 81, which is better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro construction is a lot newer than the Huawei Mate 9's, although it is way thicker and heavier. Huawei Mate 9 has a little faster processor than Galaxy XCover Pro. They have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU.
Galaxy XCover Pro has a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a little bit bigger display and a just a bit greater number of pixels per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a slightly bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy XCover Pro has just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 4050mAh battery size against 4000mAh. The Galaxy XCover Pro features a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a way smaller camera sensor giving a lot worse image quality, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy XCover Pro also counts with a camera with much more megapixels and a lot bigger camera aperture for better low-light captures.
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