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| Global Score | |
| 89.1 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-02-25 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2785.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.81 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate X2 has an overall score of 89.1, which is slightly better than the Apple iPhone 8 Plus's general score of 87.1. The Huawei Mate X2 body is incredibly newer than the Apple iPhone 8 Plus's, although it's a bit thicker and much heavier. IPhone 8 Plus counts with just a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate X2, although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch in the screen, a much lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a really smaller screen.
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate X2, because although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Huawei Mate X2 and the iPhone 8 Plus both have extremely similar storage for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same internal storage.
Huawei Mate X2 features a much better camera than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has slower video frame rates and a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate X2 also counts with a much better 50 MP resolution back-facing camera.
The Huawei Mate X2 has a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 2691mAh.
Although Huawei Mate X2 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the iPhone 8 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as iPhone 8 Plus. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Huawei Mate X2, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the iPhone 8 Plus, giving up a couple features and specifications.
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