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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2017-09-15 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 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 540 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs has a general score of 91.6, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Note8's 83 overall score. Although Huawei Mate Xs is notably newer than Samsung Galaxy Note8, it is noticeably thicker and way heavier. Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a little bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1440 x 2960, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per screen inch.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a bit superior processor than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate Xs takes clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos and a back facing camera with way more MP.
Huawei Mate Xs has a much greater memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal memory. Huawei Mate Xs features superior battery duration than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 36% greater battery size.
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