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| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-09-20 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Glacier and Obsidian | Interstellar blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2688 x 1892 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4449mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Huawei Mate Xs has an overall score of 91.6, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface Duo 2's 85.3 score. Huawei Mate Xs's design is older, just a little heavier and thicker than Microsoft Surface Duo 2. Huawei Mate Xs and Microsoft Surface Duo 2 feature similar CPUs, they have a 8 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a little bit worse pixels density and a little lower resolution of 1892 x 2688 pixels, it also counts with a little larger screen. Huawei Mate Xs has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because it has 384 GB more internal storage.
The Huawei Mate Xs shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
Huawei Mate Xs counts with a battery performance that's just as good as the battery lifetime in Microsoft Surface Duo 2, although the Huawei Mate Xs also has a 1 percent larger battery capacity.
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