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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-11-15 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X has a general score of 89.4, which is better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Huawei Mate X is a extremely newer device than the Galaxy A5 (2017), although it is noticeably heavier and a lot thicker. Huawei Mate X features a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little worse screen density, it also counts with a really bigger screen and a way better 2200 x 2480 resolution.
The Huawei Mate X features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X also has 5 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate X counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
The Huawei Mate X features a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 50% more battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate X, although it has a way lower 16 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a tinier aperture.
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