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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-11-15 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate X has an overall score of 89.4, which is a bit better than the Google Pixel XL's 81.3 general score. Huawei Mate X's body is notably newer than the Google Pixel XL's, but it's extremely thicker and extremely heavier. The Huawei Mate X features a bit superior processing unit than Google Pixel XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores.
The Google Pixel XL has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a bit worse 1440 x 2560 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display. The Google Pixel XL captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a much worse 12.3 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and videos and a way tinier camera sensor which offers a lot worse photo and video quality.
Huawei Mate X counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Google Pixel XL, because it has 512 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate X has better battery performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it is way more expensive than Google Pixel XL, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Google Pixel XL. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Huawei Mate X, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the Google Pixel XL, letting go a couple specs and features.
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