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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-27 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black and White | Interstellar blue |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo 260, 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs is better than Galaxy A8 Star, with a general score of 91.6 against 82.1. Even though the Huawei Mate Xs is newer than Galaxy A8 Star, it's thicker and extremely heavier. Huawei Mate Xs features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate Xs also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bigger display, a bit higher pixels amount in each screen inch and a much higher resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels. The Huawei Mate Xs has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Huawei Mate Xs has superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a lot better 40 MP resolution back-facing camera and a way larger back camera sensor.
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