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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| HarmonyOS | Android 12 |
| 2022-05-18 | 2022-07-21 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | -- |
| Glass | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 6a is just a bit better than Huawei Mate Xs 2, getting a 76.4 score against 72.6. Although Google Pixel 6a and Huawei Mate Xs 2 were released with only a couple months difference, the Google Pixel 6a body is incredibly lighter but also a lot thicker than Huawei Mate Xs 2. Google Pixel 6a comes with Android 12 OS, and Huawei Mate Xs 2 counts with HarmonyOS OS.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 has a little faster CPU than Google Pixel 6a, because it has more MHz cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Google Pixel 6a and Huawei Mate Xs 2 both count with extremely similar displays, because although the Google Pixel 6a has a way smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2400, it also counts with a just a bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of display.
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Google Pixel 6a, because it has 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate Xs 2 has just a bit longer battery performance than Google Pixel 6a, because it has 4600mAh of battery capacity. Google Pixel 6a takes slightly better photos and videos than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture.
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