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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs has a global score of 91.6, which is better than Samsung Galaxy J8's 76.7 overall score. The Huawei Mate Xs body is newer, but notably thicker and much heavier than the Samsung Galaxy J8. Huawei Mate Xs features a little better performance than Galaxy J8, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate Xs features a much better looking screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a much bigger screen, a much better 2200 x 2480 pixels resolution and a way higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Huawei Mate Xs features a better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low light images and videos, it also counts with a much better video quality, a way better 40 MP resolution back-facing camera and a lot bigger back camera sensor.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a much bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy J8, 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 longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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