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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| 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 990 5G 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.56 |
| 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 |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Huawei Mate Xs has an overall score of 91.6, which is way better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Although the Huawei Mate Xs is incredibly newer than the Galaxy A7 (2017), it is a lot heavier and much thicker. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much larger display, a bit better screen pixel density and a much higher 2200 x 2480 pixels resolution.
Huawei Mate Xs has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage. Huawei Mate Xs has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate Xs features longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh. The Huawei Mate Xs shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in low light situations.
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