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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-11-15 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blue |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X is better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 89.4 score against 75.8. Huawei Mate X is a notably newer phone than Galaxy A5 (2017), although it's much thicker and extremely heavier. The Huawei Mate X has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate X also has more RAM.
The Huawei Mate X has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a really larger display and a much higher 2200 x 2480 pixels resolution. The Huawei Mate X features much more storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a back camera with way less megapixels and a smaller aperture. The Huawei Mate X counts with a very superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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