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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-11-15 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 has an overall score of 89.4, which is better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. The Huawei Mate X body is noticeably newer than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s, but it's incredibly heavier and incredibly thicker. The Huawei Mate X counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X also has 5 GB more RAM.
Huawei Mate X features a little more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a lot higher resolution of 2200 x 2480px, a little bit greater pixel density and a lot bigger display. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate X, although it has a smaller aperture and a much less mega-pixels camera.
Huawei Mate X features a superior storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory. The Huawei Mate X has greater battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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