Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 vs Huawei Mate Xs
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus) that was released on August 5, 2020, against the Huawei Mate Xs, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 990 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 1 inch larger screen size
- Delivers 71% higher peak brightness (715 against 417 nits)
- Shows 10% longer battery life (25:18 vs 23:06 hours)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports wireless charging up to 11W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (695K versus 524K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate Xs
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 11% higher pixel density (414 vs 373 PPI)
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 7.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1768 x 2208 pixels | 1148 x 2480 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 22.5:18 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 373 ppi | 414 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 86.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 96.3% |
| PWM | 219 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 8 ms | 4.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 128.2 mm (5.05 inches) | 146.2 mm (5.76 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 5.4 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 279 g (9.84 oz) | 300 g (10.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Brown | Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus | HiSilicon Kirin 990 |
| Max clock | 3100 MHz | 2860 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali G76 MP16 |
| GPU clock | 645 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1365 GFLOPS | ~896 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 173487 | - |
| GPU | 270523 | - |
| Memory | 107888 | - |
| UX | 138056 | - |
| Total score | 695083 | 524102 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.9 °C | 37.9 °C |
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 25 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4180 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10043 | - |
| Video editing | 7173 | - |
| Photo editing | 29365 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10043 | - |
| Writing score | 12907 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10 |
| ROM | One UI 4.1.1 | EMUI 10 |
| OS size | 35.4 GB | 15.7 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charge power | 25 W | 55 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (11 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes, SuperCharge (85% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 1:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:02 hr | 06:31 hr |
| Watching video | 10:45 hr | 13:21 hr |
| Gaming | 04:29 hr | 06:01 hr |
| Standby | 92 hr | 66 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 7535 x 5305 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (40 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX600 Exmor RS (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 80 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS) |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Optical stabilization |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | - |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2020 | February 2020 |
| Release date | September 2020 | March 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.291 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.453 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is definitely a better buy.
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