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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| 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
Huawei Mate Xs has a global score of 91.6, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2018)'s global score of 85.2. Although Huawei Mate Xs is newer than the Galaxy A9 (2018), it's extremely thicker and heavier. Huawei Mate Xs features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a much better resolution of 2200 x 2480, a larger screen and a little bit better quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate Xs features a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3800mAh. Huawei Mate Xs shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a way larger back camera sensor capturing way better quality photos and videos.
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