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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-05-18 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.48 | 5.28 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is much better than Huawei Mate Xs 2's 72.6 global score. The Galaxy Note8 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Huawei Mate Xs 2 comes with HarmonyOS OS. Even though Galaxy Note8 is older and way thicker than the Huawei Mate Xs 2, it's design is still much lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a better looking display than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a little bit worse 1440 x 2960 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. Galaxy Note8 has a much better performing processing unit than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos. Huawei Mate Xs 2 has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note8, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4600mAh battery capacity.
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