Huawei Mate Xs vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2020	Aug 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $1799 | €1899

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches 161.3 x 146.2 x 11 mm	6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches (~0.30 inches with camera bump) 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4 mm (~7.7 mm with camera bump)
Folded
6.35 x3.08 x0.43 inches (161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm)	6.22 x2.64 x0.56 inches (158.2 x 67.1 x 14.4 mm)
Weight
10.58 oz / 300.0 g	9.56 oz / 271.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Dust; IPX8
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Interstellar blue	Phantom Black, Phantom Green, Phantom Silver

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 86.86% screen-to-body	7.6-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
OLED	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits
Resolution
2480x2200px, 414 PPI	2208x1768px, 22.5:18 ratio, 372 PPI
Features
Folding around the outside, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Folding inside the device, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.6 inches 1148 x2480 px Part of the main display	6.2 inches 2268 x832 px Super AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Folding inside the device, HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso
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)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2860 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16	Adreno 660
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	4400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 55.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 11.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 30min

Browsing

8h 15min

Video

6h 58min

Gaming

8h 24min

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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"	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" 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 (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	Yes HDR, Continuous autofocus, 10-bit HDR
Front
	4 MP (Under-screen, HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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 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, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA	n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, 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, 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, 5, 8, 9
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 23, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMF926U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 0.86 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.22 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.79 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1899

With Dual SIM and eSIM

SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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