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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Exynos 9611 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, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| 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 is slightly better than the Galaxy M31, with a 91.6 score against 86.5. Even being the best phone in this review, the Huawei Mate Xs is a somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier phone than Galaxy M31. Huawei Mate Xs has a bit better CPU than Galaxy M31, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has more RAM.
Galaxy M31 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a lot worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, a just a bit worse display density and a lot smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy M31 captures much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a 0.59 inches sensor, a same size aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M31 also has a much higher resolution back facing camera.
Huawei Mate Xs has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M31, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with better battery life than Huawei Mate Xs, because it has a 33% greater battery size.
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