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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate Xs has a global score of 91.6, which is better than Huawei Nova 9's general score of 81. Even being the best we are comparing, we must note that it's also an older, incredibly thicker and a lot heavier cellphone. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Nova 9. Both have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit better looking display than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a way higher 2200 x 2480 resolution, a bigger screen and a quite greater screen density. Huawei Mate Xs features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 512 GB internal storage.
Huawei Nova 9 takes clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition, the Huawei Nova 9 also counts with a back camera with more mega pixels.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a little better battery duration than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4300mAh.
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