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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | -- |
| 2022-05-18 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 Galaxy A9 (2018) is better than Huawei Mate Xs 2, getting a general score of 85.2 against 72.6. The Galaxy A9 (2018) is an extremely older and way thicker phone than Huawei Mate Xs 2, but Samsung managed to build it much lighter anyway. The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a much faster CPU than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a slightly better looking display than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a little bit smaller display, a little bit inferior pixel amount in each screen inch and a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels. Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a bit bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 features better battery duration than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 21% more battery size. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a much better camera than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a lot worse resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography.
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