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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2020-03-05 | 2015-08-21 |
| 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Samsung 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, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 a score of 91.6, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Note5's 80.2 global score. Huawei Mate Xs's construction is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy Note5's, although it is much heavier and incredibly thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1440 x 2560px, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels density.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal memory. The Huawei Mate Xs has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate Xs also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity. Huawei Mate Xs features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a lot higher 40 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, a bigger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in low-light situations and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
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