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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2020-03-05 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | 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 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 530 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.44 |
| 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 is better than the Samsung Galaxy Note7, with a global score of 91.6 against 79.5. The Huawei Mate Xs design is notably newer, but way thicker and a lot heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Note7. The Samsung Galaxy Note7 has a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, it also counts with a just a little greater display density.
Huawei Mate Xs counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy Note7, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate Xs shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a lot better 40 megapixels resolution camera and a lot larger sensor providing a way higher image quality.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note7, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Huawei Mate Xs features longer battery performance than Galaxy Note7, because it has a 29 percent more battery size.
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