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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 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 |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory 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 |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel has a score of 80.2, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate S's 73.6 score. Google Pixel's design is newer and just a bit lighter, but also thicker than Huawei Mate S. Huawei Mate S counts with just a bit better looking screen than Google Pixel, because although it has a little worse display pixels density, and they both have an equal 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Huawei Mate S also counts with a quite larger display.
The Google Pixel and Huawei Mate S feature extremely similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, and although the Google Pixel has no SD memory slot, they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory. The Google Pixel has a bit better performance than Huawei Mate S, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores (although they are slower).
Google Pixel takes greater videos and photos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a back camera with a lower 12.3 mega pixels resolution, and they both have a same size aperture, the Google Pixel also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality. Google Pixel counts with just a bit better battery performance than Huawei Mate S, because it has 2770mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
The Google Pixel not only is the best devices in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Huawei Mate S.
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