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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2020-03-05 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate Xs is way better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a score of 91.6 against 75.8. Huawei Mate Xs's design is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it is incredibly thicker and incredibly heavier. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate Xs features a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit inferior pixels count per inch of display, it also counts with a lot bigger display and a lot higher 2200 x 2480px resolution. Huawei Mate Xs has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate Xs shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger camera aperture to take better low light captures, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with a much higher resolution. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 50 percent greater battery size.
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