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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-11-15 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Blue |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2016), getting an 89.4 score against 71.9. Huawei Mate X's body is a lot newer, but way thicker and much heavier than Galaxy A5 (2016). Huawei Mate X counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a much higher 2200 x 2480 resolution and a much larger screen.
The Huawei Mate X has a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate X also has more RAM. The Huawei Mate X features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate X counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh. The Huawei Mate X counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a way more mega pixels camera and a bigger camera aperture.
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