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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2020-03-05 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 has a general score of 91.6, which is much better than Galaxy S8's 81.7 general score. Huawei Mate Xs is a newer cellphone than the Galaxy S8, although it's notably heavier and much thicker. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit superior processor than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a higher amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, it also counts with a higher pixel number per inch of display. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S8, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Huawei Mate Xs captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a way bigger sensor shooting way higher quality videos and pictures and a camera with a lot higher 40 megapixels resolution.
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