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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Huawei Mate Xs has a global score of 91.6, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2's 85.3 overall score. Despite being the best in this comparison review, it must be noted that it is also older, a little bit heavier and noticeably thicker. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a processor that is very similar to the processing unit in Huawei Mate Xs, both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 8 GB RAM.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with just a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a little lower pixel amount per inch in the screen and a quite lower resolution of 1892 x 2688px, it also counts with a bit bigger display. Huawei Mate Xs features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because it has 512 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate Xs has a little bit better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2's battery duration is very similar to Huawei Mate Xs's battery lifetime, although the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has 4449mAh of battery capacity.
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