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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Interstellar blue |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs has a general score of 91.6, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 5's 79.3 global score. Even though the Huawei Mate Xs is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, it's incredibly thicker and a lot heavier. The Galaxy Note 5 features a sharper screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a little bit worse 2560 x 1440 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little greater pixel density.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a faster processing unit than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate Xs has a slightly better camera than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a much better 40 megapixels resolution back facing camera, a much larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and photographs and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
The Huawei Mate Xs features a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 50% more battery size.
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