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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | -- |
| 2022-05-18 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Galaxy Note5 is better than Huawei Mate Xs 2, getting a overall score of 80.2 against 72.6. Galaxy Note5's construction is a lot lighter than the Huawei Mate Xs 2, but it's noticeably thicker and was released 7 years before. Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a better looking display than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a bit worse 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a much better performing CPU than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Galaxy Note5 counts with a slightly better camera than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for taking photographs and video in low-light environments and a back camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution.
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal memory. Huawei Mate Xs 2 counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 53% greater battery capacity.
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