Huawei Mate Xs vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ Specs Comparison

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8.5
Huawei Mate Xs
9.1
Samsung Galaxy S20+
Huawei Mate Xs Samsung Galaxy S20+
Released · Mar 05, 2020
Released · Mar 06, 2020
8.0-inch · 2480x2200px
6.7-inch · 3200x1440px
Quad camera
Quad camera
8GB · 512GB
12GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2020 Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1200

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches
161.3 x 146.2 x 11 mm
6.37 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm
Folded
6.35 x3.08 x0.43 inches (161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm)
Weight
10.58 oz / 300.0 g 6.56 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Interstellar blue Cosmic grey, Cloud blue, Cosmic black, Cosmic white, Aura red, Aura blue

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 86.86% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 90.94% screen-to-body
Type
OLED Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2480x2200px, 414 PPI 3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 524 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Folding around the outside, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.6 inches
1148 x2480 px
Part of the main display
Rear cover display
6.4 inches
892 x2480 px
Part of the main display
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.1 (Good) 1.4 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm) Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2860 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Kryo 585
3x2.42GHz Kryo 585
4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16 Adreno 650
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 55.0W Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 25min
Browsing
8h 30min
Video
9h 53min
Gaming
8h 26min

Camera

Rear
Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera Quad 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: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 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 (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 1.1x
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing 0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Aperture size: F1.0
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.2
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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG986B
Measured SAR
Head: 0.25 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg
Phablet: 2.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

Global variant
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2x2.73GHz Exynos M5
2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
5G Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
Dual SIM Yes
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
non 5G variant
Memory 8GB
Weight 6.56 oz / 186.0 g
FCC approval Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG985F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.03 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg
Phablet: 3.00 W/kg
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1400
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 46, 48
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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