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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2020-03-05 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.3 |
| 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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 much better than the Galaxy S7 Active, getting a global score of 91.6 against 75.8. Huawei Mate Xs's body is newer than Galaxy S7 Active's, but it's a lot heavier and a little thicker. The Huawei Mate Xs features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a higher number of cores and more RAM.
The Galaxy S7 Active features a sharper display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a way smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1440 x 2560px, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei Mate Xs takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a camera in the back with a much better 40 MP resolution.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate Xs has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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