Huawei Mate X vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate X Samsung Galaxy A50
Released · Nov 15, 2019
Released · Mar 15, 2019
8.0-inch · 2480x2200px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera
Triple camera
8GB · 512GB
4GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019 Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$2299 $350

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches
161.3 x 146.2 x 11 mm
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Folded
6.35 x3.08 x0.43 inches (161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm)
Weight
10.41 oz / 295.0 g 5.86 oz / 166.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 86.86% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
2480x2200px, 414 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Folding around the outside, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.6 inches
2480 x1148 px
Part of the main display
Rear cover display
6.4 inches
2480 x892 px
Part of the main display
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 4GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera Triple camera
Main camera
40 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
25 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n41, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.34 W/kg
Body: 0.45 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB/64GB
for Verizon
LTE Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
for Sprint
LTE Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71
TDD Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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