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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| -- | 10.58 ounces |
| -- | Interstellar blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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
Huawei Mate Xs is better than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, with a 91.6 score against 80.9. Galaxy S6 Active features just a little better performance than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bits processor and a graphics processor.
The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a better display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a little lower 2560 x 1440px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a back facing camera with much more megapixels, a way larger sensor which provides a much better image and video quality and a larger aperture to take better photography and videos in low light situations.
The Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 29 percent more battery size.
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