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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 11 |
| 2022-05-18 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.16 x 5.48 x 0.21 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 8.99 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black |
| Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 425 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 10.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 84.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover 5 has a global score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate Xs 2's global score of 72.6. The Galaxy XCover 5 body is noticeably lighter than Huawei Mate Xs 2, but it's notably thicker and was released just 14 months before. The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with Android 11 operating system, while Huawei Mate Xs 2 works with HarmonyOS operating system.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a much larger display, a much better 2200 x 2480 pixels resolution and a better pixels count per display inch. Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a much better performance than Huawei Mate Xs 2, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Huawei Mate Xs 2 also has a lot more MP back facing camera. The Huawei Mate Xs 2 has slightly more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 counts with a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 4600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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