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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| 2015-09-15 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel is a bit better than the Huawei Mate S, with an 80.2 score against 75.3. Google Pixel's construction is newer and just a little bit lighter than Huawei Mate S's, but it's also thicker. Huawei Mate S counts with a little faster processing unit than Google Pixel, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores.
Google Pixel features just a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the Google Pixel also counts with a little greater pixels density. Google Pixel has as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as Huawei Mate S, both have equal internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a back camera with a worse 12.3 megapixels resolution, and they both have the same aperture, the Google Pixel also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Google Pixel has just a bit longer battery life than Huawei Mate S, because it has 2770mAh of battery capacity.
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