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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass; metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs has an overall score of 91.6, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5's 79.3 global score. The Huawei Mate Xs is a incredibly newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, but it's much thicker and a lot heavier. The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixel quantity in each inch in the display.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a greater processing power than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a greater number of cores (and also faster) and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate Xs features a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a really longer battery life than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a lot more mega pixels camera, a larger aperture for better low-light photos and a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality photos and videos.
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