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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs has a score of 91.6, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s overall score of 79.2. Huawei Mate Xs's body is much newer than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, although it's heavier and noticeably thicker. Huawei Mate Xs features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a screen that's just as good as the display in Huawei Mate Xs, because although the Galaxy A8 (2018) has a lot smaller display and a way worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a little greater pixel count in each inch in the screen. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting photographs or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a way better video quality and a back-facing camera with a much higher 40 megapixels resolution.
Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. The Huawei Mate Xs features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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