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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black and White | Interstellar blue |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | 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 way better than Lumia 950, with a general score of 91.6 against 74.1. The Huawei Mate Xs body is newer than Lumia 950's, although it is incredibly thicker and much heavier. Huawei Mate Xs features a better performing processor than Lumia 950, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster) and 5 GB more RAM memory.
The Lumia 950 has a better display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 2560 x 1440, it also counts with a greater pixel amount in each inch in the display. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a superior storage for apps and games than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory.
Huawei Mate Xs features just a bit better camera than Lumia 950, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a bigger diafragm aperture, a way better 40 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a way larger sensor providing a way better image quality.
Huawei Mate Xs features a much longer battery life than Lumia 950, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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