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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-06-29 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 9.35 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy A21, with a 91.6 score against 76.1. Even being the best in this comparison review, it must be noted that it's also a thicker and heavier phone. Huawei Mate Xs features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a sharper display than Galaxy A21, because it has a bigger display, a way higher pixels density and a lot better 2200 x 2480 resolution. Huawei Mate Xs shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy A21, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a back camera with a lot higher 40 mega pixels resolution, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a much bigger camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality.
Huawei Mate Xs has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A21, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs has just a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A21, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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