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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs is slightly better than the Galaxy Note9, with a score of 91.6 against 87.1. The Huawei Mate Xs design is newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than the Galaxy Note9. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a way smaller screen and a quite lower 1440 x 2960px resolution, it also counts with a just a little better display pixel density.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 and Huawei Mate Xs both have quite similar processors, and although the Samsung Galaxy Note9 has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Huawei Mate Xs captures a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos or video in low light environments and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a way larger sensor taking lot better quality videos and pictures and a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Huawei Mate Xs has just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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