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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android | -- |
| 2019-09-04 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black and White | Interstellar blue |
| Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 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 640 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, having a 91.6 score against 90.5. Huawei Mate Xs's body is way heavier and extremely thicker than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G. Huawei Mate Xs and Galaxy A90 5G count with incredibly similar processing units, and although the Huawei Mate Xs has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, because it has a much better resolution of 2200 x 2480, a bigger screen and a little bit better number of pixels per display inch. The Galaxy A90 5G counts with a superior camera than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing pictures and/or video in low light environments and a tinier camera sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A90 5G also counts with a camera with a higher resolution.
Huawei Mate Xs features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A90 5G, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 384 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate Xs's battery performance is just as good as the battery performance in Galaxy A90 5G.
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