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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-05 | 2021-08-11 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 10.56 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, getting a score of 91.6 against 90.6. Even being the best cellphone in this review, it must be told that it's also older, noticeably thicker and a little heavier. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a bit higher resolution of 2200 x 2480, a little bit bigger screen and a just a little more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate Xs, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. Huawei Mate Xs has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate Xs shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture and a way better resolution camera in the back. Huawei Mate Xs features just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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