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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), having a overall score of 91.6 against 79.2. Even though Huawei Mate Xs is much newer than the Galaxy A8 (2018), it's much thicker and much heavier. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate Xs also has more RAM.
Galaxy A8 (2018) and Huawei Mate Xs count with quite similar displays, because although the Huawei Mate Xs has a quite lower pixels amount in each display inch, it also counts with a way better 2200 x 2480 resolution and a really larger display. The Huawei Mate Xs features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Huawei Mate Xs features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery size. Huawei Mate Xs captures better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting images or video in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a back facing camera with way more mega pixels and a lot higher video resolution.
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