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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-11-15 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Blue | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X has an overall score of 89.4, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s 85.2 general score. Although the Huawei Mate X is newer than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), it's thicker and heavier. The Huawei Mate X has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a little higher pixels density, a way higher resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels and a larger display.
The Huawei Mate X counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate X has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate X also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a better camera than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a way smaller back camera sensor shooting way worse quality videos and pictures and a camera in the back with a lot worse resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture. The Huawei Mate X counts with just a bit better battery life than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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