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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white | Interstellar blue |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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-G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 is better than Samsung Galaxy A31, with a 91.6 score against 81.3. Huawei Mate Xs is a way thicker and noticeably heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A31. Huawei Mate Xs features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has 4 GB more RAM.
Huawei Mate Xs has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A31, because it has a way better resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels, a bigger display and a little more pixels per inch of display. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a very superior storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A31, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Galaxy A31 has just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate Xs, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh. Galaxy A31 shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a tinier aperture and a smaller camera sensor taking less light and duller colors, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A31 also counts with a back facing camera with a better 48 megapixels resolution.
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