{"id":7501,"date":"2020-04-16T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T01:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/?p=7501"},"modified":"2020-04-16T23:33:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:33:36","slug":"battle-of-foldable-phone-huawei-mate-xs-vs-samsung-galaxy-fold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/battle-of-foldable-phone-huawei-mate-xs-vs-samsung-galaxy-fold\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of Foldable Phone: Huawei Mate Xs VS Samsung Galaxy Fold"},"content":{"rendered":"

2019 was the year when the first foldable phone was announced.\u00a0Samsung launched\u00a0the first model\u00a0with\u00a0the Galaxy Fold, and now there is a new foldable phone Samsung Galaxy Z Flip<\/a> available now.\u00a0Huawei announced the Mate X<\/a> in early 2019, but now Mate X was discontinued and only the second generation and optimized Huawei Mate Xs is available for sale. The Motorola Razr<\/a> also joins the product range to compete. If you plan to get the foldable phones, you\u2019d better prepare 3000USD or more on the table. The foldable phones are at high price range now.<\/p>\n

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Since the Huawei Mate Xs<\/a> and Samsung Galaxy Fold<\/a> are the the top two models, we will compare the two foldable phones to see which is better on design and performance. Hope this will give some advice to the potential buyers.<\/p>\n

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Huawei Mate Xs vs.\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Fold: Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nSamsung Galaxy Fold<\/strong><\/td>\nHuawei Mate X<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Display size, resolution<\/td>\n4.6-inch Super AMOLED; 7.3-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED<\/td>\n6.6-inch (2,480×1,148 pixels); 6.38-inch (2,480×892); 8-inch OLED (2,480×2,200)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile software<\/td>\nAndroid 9.0 with Samsung One UI<\/td>\nNo Android on the Chinese model<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camera<\/td>\n12-megapixel main, 16-megapixel ultra wide-angle, 12-megapixel telephoto<\/td>\n40-megapixel main, 16-megapixel ultra-wide, 8-megapixel telephoto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Front-facing camera<\/td>\nTwo 10-megapixel, 8-megapixel 3D depth<\/td>\nSame as above<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processor<\/td>\nOcta-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855<\/td>\nKirin 980 processor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/td>\n512GB<\/td>\n512GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAM<\/td>\n12GB<\/td>\n8GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Expandable storage<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battery<\/td>\n4,380 mAh<\/td>\n4,500 mAh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fingerprint sensor<\/td>\nPower button<\/td>\nPower button<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connector<\/td>\nUSB-C<\/td>\nUSB-C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special features<\/td>\nFoldable display, wireless charging, fast charging, 5G in select countries<\/td>\nFoldable display, fast charging, 5G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price off-contract (USD)<\/td>\n$1,980, \u00a31,900, converts to AU$2,800<\/td>\n16,999 yuan, converts to $2,400, \u00a31,830 or AU$3,546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Huawei Mate Xs vs.\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Fold: Design and Feel<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fact that Samsung grabs the display on the inside and is glass on the outside makes the Galaxy Fold appearing more valuable in the hand.\u00a0In addition, the Galaxy Fold is more compact when folded and is also more comfortable to hold when opened (but both are almost the same weight). Since the display size is enough for me, we find the feel of Samsung better.<\/p>\n

The folding mechanism on both models is good, although we have to say that it works a bit \u201clighter\u201d with the Galaxy Fold.\u00a0With the Huawei Mate Xs you have to exert some pressure to open and close the display.\u00a0You could also operate the fold with one hand.<\/p>\n

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The workmanship is good on both devices, the keys have good pressure points and nothing wobbles.\u00a0But since the Galaxy Fold is easy to use and more comfortable to hold, the point goes to Samsung<\/p>\n

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Huawei Mate Xs vs.\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Fold: Display<\/strong><\/p>\n

The quality of the two displays is great in both cases.\u00a0Both have built very solid OLED panels, but missing the current standard at 90 or 120 Hz.\u00a0But the colors are good; they are both bright and have very good viewing angles.\u00a0In that regard, I would give both a point.<\/p>\n

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But this is exactly where the difference comes: The display from Huawei Mate Xs is on the outside and that from Samsung on the inside.\u00a0There you can argue whether this is a good idea with the Mate Xs, because plastic displays scratch faster, but this difference is even more noticeable.<\/p>\n

When folded, the Huawei Mate Xs is a much too big, thick and heavy smartphone.\u00a0The small external display of the Galaxy Fold is too small for almost everything.<\/p>\n

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Considering this, we will give the point to the Huawei Mate Xs, even if we never expect to put such a expensive display on the outside if we wanted to use my smartphone for many years.<\/p>\n

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Huawei Mate Xs VS\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Fold: Software<\/strong><\/p>\n

Actually, we would have thought that this point goes very clearly to Samsung, since the Huawei Mate Xs comes without Google apps.\u00a0But there are two things that should be mentioned here and where we have to criticize.<\/p>\n

The Samsung Galaxy Fold has only\u00a0had Android 10 this week.\u00a0This is not necessarily acceptable for a model for 3000USD after this time.<\/p>\n

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The Samsung Galaxy Fold is recognized by apps as a normal smartphone.\u00a0So the apps are often just stretched out.\u00a0However, the Huawei Mate Xs is recognized as a tablet, which means that many apps are available when opened with a special tablet view.<\/p>\n

For many users, if without Google apps, you can\u2019t do many things such as Email, banking app or Google apps.<\/p>\n

By the way, one thing must to be mentioned: The performance of the Huawei Mate Xs was really not good for some third-party apps.\u00a0I compared that to the Huawei P40 Pro<\/a>, which has similar hardware (Kirin 990) – no problems.<\/p>\n

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Huawei Mate Xs VS\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Fold: Camera<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this category – roughly speaking – the hardware from 2019 will compete against each other.\u00a0Means: A mixture of Huawei P30 Pro<\/a> and Mate 30 Pro<\/a> competes against the Samsung Galaxy S10<\/a>.\u00a0Samsung has not installed a bad camera, but it\u2019s clear that Huawei was ahead in 2019.<\/p>\n

In addition, with the Huawei approach, the main camera can also be conveniently used as a front camera.\u00a0Samsung is only superior to Huawei in the videos, but since photos are more important to many users, this point goes to the Huawei Mate Xs.<\/p>\n

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Huawei Mate Xs VS\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Fold: Price<\/strong><\/p>\n

If we consider the prices of both models, then you have to put in almost 2500 USD for a Samsung Galaxy Fold and almost 3000 USD for a Huawei Mate Xs.\u00a0That’s a lot, no question at all, because the development was expensive.<\/p>\n

You can get the Galaxy Fold every now at lower price, but it is also older.\u00a0But the price difference of almost 700USD is quite large, so this point goes to Samsung.<\/p>\n

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Huawei Mate Xs VS\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Fold: other features<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fingerprint sensor is located on both sides and is fast, both are available with 5G, both are not IP-certified due to the design and it was difficult for me to find a unique selling point that makes one of the models stand out.\u00a0But then we found a standard feature.<\/p>\n

The Samsung Galaxy Fold has stereo speakers on the side.\u00a0So if you turn the device while watching a video, you have the sound from the left and right and honestly: It is great for media consumption.<\/p>\n

Stereo speakers are a standard feature for smartphones that cost over 1000USD in these days.\u00a0So the point goes to the fold.<\/p>\n

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Huawei Mate Xs VS\u00a0Samsung Galaxy Fold: Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

When opened, they are great fun reading and consuming things.\u00a0As of today, you will consider one more time to buy a foldable for 2500USD or more, but if the models are now more stable, lighter and thinner and have all the features of the normal flagships, you can imagine it.<\/p>\n

Actually, we also tried the Galaxy Z Flip, we have to say: this category (Fold and Mate Xs) from Foldables will be better because it brings more display space.<\/p>\n

For a successor we would only wish that the outside display is bigger and Android better adapted and the notch on the inside can be replaced with a hole like the Galaxy S10<\/a>, Galaxy Note10+<\/a> or Galaxy S20<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s a pity that Huawei will have a tough time against Samsung without the Google apps in this very special category.\u00a0Otherwise it could have been an exciting duel between the two giants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2019 was the year when the first foldable phone was announced.\u00a0Samsung launched\u00a0the first model\u00a0with\u00a0the Galaxy Fold, and now there is a new foldable phone Samsung Galaxy Z Flip available now.\u00a0Huawei announced the Mate X in early 2019, but now Mate X was discontinued and only the second generation and optimized Huawei Mate Xs is available … Continue reading Battle of Foldable Phone: Huawei Mate Xs VS Samsung Galaxy Fold<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11],"tags":[4268,4669,4758,4267,4757,4756],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7501"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7501"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7511,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7501\/revisions\/7511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4gltemall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}