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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2020-03-05 | -- |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | -- |
| Interstellar blue | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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
Huawei Mate Xs is much better than Galaxy S6 Active, with a 91.6 score against 80.9. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has 5 GB less RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a GPU and a 64 bits processing unit.
The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a better looking screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with superior battery duration than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh. The Huawei Mate Xs captures way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a much larger sensor, a way higher resolution camera in the back and a larger aperture.
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