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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | -- |
| 2022-05-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 425 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.48 | 5.92 |
| 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
Galaxy Note9 is much better than the Huawei Mate Xs 2, with a general score of 87.1 against 72.6. Despite of the fact the Galaxy Note9 is notably older and much thicker than Huawei Mate Xs 2, it's construction is still incredibly lighter. The Galaxy Note9 has a brighter screen than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater display density.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 features a much greater hardware performance than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy Note9 features slightly more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 has just a bit better battery life than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 4600mAh battery capacity. Galaxy Note9 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate Xs 2, because although it has a way less mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and video.
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