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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-11-15 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Blue | Black and White |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate X has a global score of 89.4, which is a little bit better than Google Pixel 2 XL's 82.5 general score. The Huawei Mate X design is incredibly newer, but extremely heavier and way thicker than Google Pixel 2 XL. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1440 x 2880px and a much smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels count in each inch of display.
The Huawei Mate X counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate X counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate X features better battery duration than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 28% greater battery capacity. The Google Pixel 2 XL takes a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a much less mega-pixels camera in the back and a much tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting lot worse quality videos and photos, they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Google Pixel 2 XL, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Google Pixel 2 XL. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can buy Google Pixel 2 XL, and give up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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