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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-06-18 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate Xs has a general score of 91.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy M40's global score of 85. The Huawei Mate Xs is a better phone than Galaxy M40, it must be told that it is also a notably thicker and noticeably heavier phone. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with just a bit better display than Galaxy M40, because it has a much better 2200 x 2480 pixels resolution, a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a bigger display. Galaxy M40 takes a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a lower (4K) video resolution, a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor offering a way worse image quality and a less mega pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography.
Huawei Mate Xs counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy M40, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs features improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy M40, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3500mAh.
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