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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate Xs has an overall score of 91.6, which is way better than Galaxy A8 (2016)'s 72.8 overall score. The Huawei Mate Xs body is incredibly newer than Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, although it is noticeably heavier and extremely thicker. The Huawei Mate Xs has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a just a bit greater pixel count in each screen inch, a much bigger screen and a much better resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate Xs shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations and a back-facing camera with a way better resolution.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate Xs features improved battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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