Huawei Mate X vs Samsung Galaxy Note8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019	Aug 23, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$2299	$930

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches 161.3 x 146.2 x 11 mm	6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
Folded
6.35 x3.08 x0.43 inches (161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm)
Weight
10.41 oz / 295.0 g	6.88 oz / 195.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Midnight black, Maple gold, Orchid gray, Deep Sea blue

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 86.86% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 82.98% screen-to-body
Type
OLED	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2480x2200px, 414 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 540
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera	Dual camera
Main camera
40 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7"	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 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"	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink,SlimPort
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 28, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMN950U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.70 W/kg Body: 0.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.36 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
Colors	Gold, Blue
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 28, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMN950F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.31 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

Dual SIM version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

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