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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-03-05 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 | 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.6 |
| 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
Huawei Mate Xs is much better than Galaxy S7 edge, having a 91.6 score against 78.1. The Huawei Mate Xs is a notably newer phone than the Galaxy S7 edge, but it is much thicker and heavier. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge features a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a much smaller screen and a quite lower 1440 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with a greater screen density. The Huawei Mate Xs has a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate Xs captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures and videos in low light situations, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a lot bigger sensor and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Huawei Mate Xs has longer battery life than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity.
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