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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 10.89 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate Xs has a general score of 91.6, which is much better than the Galaxy A31's global score of 81.3. Huawei Mate Xs's design is noticeably heavier and much thicker than Galaxy A31. Huawei Mate Xs features a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen, a larger display and a way better resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has more RAM memory. Galaxy A31 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a smaller sensor taking less light and washed colors and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A31 counts with a little better battery life than Huawei Mate Xs, because it has an 11% greater battery size.
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