Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-03-12 | 2021-02-25 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black | Black, Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 2785.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Kirin 9000 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G78 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.22 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X2 is much better than Galaxy XCover 5, with an 89.1 score against 78.1. Both phones in this comparison come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate X2 has the older 10 version and Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11. Although the Huawei Mate X2 and Galaxy XCover 5 were released with only a couple of months difference, Huawei Mate X2's body is a lot heavier but also somewhat thinner.
The Huawei Mate X2 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X2 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate X2 has a much better screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a higher display density, a way higher 2200 x 2480 resolution and a way larger screen.
The Huawei Mate X2 captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and video, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with lot more mega-pixels. Huawei Mate X2 counts with just a bit bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate X2 has a way better battery duration than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 50 percent larger battery capacity.
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