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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2016-01-01 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Interstellar blue |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
The Huawei Mate Xs is way better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), having a 91.6 score against 74.9. The Huawei Mate Xs body is much newer, but extremely heavier and a lot thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016). Huawei Mate Xs features a little bit better screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a bit more pixels per inch in the screen, a much higher 2200 x 2480 resolution and a really bigger display.
The Huawei Mate Xs features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate Xs also has 5 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate Xs features a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate Xs captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in low-light situations and a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
Huawei Mate Xs has just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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