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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-11-15 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Blue | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X has a global score of 89.4, which is a bit better than the iPhone XS's 84.2 score. Huawei Mate X's design is newer, but notably thicker and a lot heavier than the iPhone XS. The Apple iPhone XS counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and less and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPhone XS features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater display density. The Huawei Mate X counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 512 GB internal storage.
Apple iPhone XS takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a much less mega-pixels camera in the back and a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor capturing lot lower quality videos and pictures, they both have a F1.8 aperture. Huawei Mate X counts with a way better battery performance than iPhone XS, because it has a 69 percent more battery size.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the iPhone XS, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPhone XS. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy iPhone XS, and give up a few features and specifications, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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