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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-11-15 | 2017-07-07 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| 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
Huawei Mate X is better than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, with a general score of 89.4 against 80.4. Although the Huawei Mate X is a lot newer than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, it is noticeably heavier and extremely thicker. Huawei Mate X counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a quite lower 1440 x 2560 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy Note Fan Edition shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution back camera and a way tinier sensor which gives a much worse photo and video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
The Huawei Mate X features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate X counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy Note Fan Edition. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Huawei Mate X, else you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, resigning some features and specs.
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