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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-09-04 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Huawei Mate Xs is a bit better than Galaxy A90 5G, having a score of 91.6 against 90.5. Although it's the best in this review, Huawei Mate Xs is an a lot thicker and a lot heavier phone than the Galaxy A90 5G. The Huawei Mate Xs and the Galaxy A90 5G count with similar CPUs, and although the Galaxy A90 5G has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a bit better looking display than Galaxy A90 5G, because it has a lot better 2200 x 2480 resolution, a bigger display and a little bit greater display pixel density. The Huawei Mate Xs features a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with a battery performance that's just as good as the battery life in Huawei Mate Xs. The Galaxy A90 5G captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a tinier aperture and a tinier sensor, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a better resolution camera.
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