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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate Xs is way better than the Huawei nova 2, with a global score of 91.6 against 74.2. The Huawei Mate Xs construction is incredibly newer, but a lot heavier and noticeably thicker than the Huawei nova 2. The Huawei Mate Xs and Huawei nova 2 count with quite similar displays, because although the Huawei Mate Xs has a quite inferior pixels number per inch in the display, it also counts with a way better 2200 x 2480 resolution and a really larger display.
The Huawei Mate Xs has just a bit better performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has more RAM memory. Huawei Mate Xs has a superior camera than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a much better resolution camera.
Huawei Mate Xs counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs features a much longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 2950mAh.
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