Comparison between Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X
Samsung and Huawei caught sight of MWC 2019 by announcing folding phones. Samsung announced its Galaxy Fold phone. Huawei then announced its mobile phone, Mate X, both phones turning into a tablet and supporting fifth generation 5G networks. Later this year, even here the similarities between them end.
The Samsung Galaxy One comes with one small screen on the outside and a large screen inside while opening. The Huawei Mate X comes with one screen from the outside that can be used in three different ways, shapeshifts depending on how the device is mounted.
Samsung comes with 4G or 5G support and six cameras, while Mate X has four cameras - three that you can see now and one to be launched in March - and supports the fifth generation networks with the latest Huawei modem Balong 5000.
The differences between the two phones have not stopped at this point as there are many differences in design, specifications and additional features.
A comprehensive comparison between my Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X:
Design and screen
The folding screen is different between the two phones. The Samsung phone folds in and comes in only two positions. The tablet is placed in a separate position. When the device is opened, the main display is 7.3 inches, 1536 x 2152 pixels, 16: 9 aspect ratio, The upper right corner has a dual front camera.
In addition to a front screen to use the device in the fold as a phone in a size of 4.6 inches and the accuracy of 840 × 1960 pixels, but have wide edges.
Huawei adopts the opposite approach. Its Mate X comes with a single folding screen that can be used in three different ways. Depending on how you carry the device when you open the device as a tablet, you will find the 8 "screen with 2480 x 2200 resolution. 6.6 inches, with a resolution of 2480 x 1148 pixels, with a 19: 9 aspect ratio. The other screen will be 6.38 inches wide, with a resolution of 2480 x 892 pixels, with a 25: 9 aspect ratio.
Huawei abandoned the presence of notch on the device screen and replaced it with a side edge installed with a three-camera acting as the front and rear camera according to the use of the device, Huawei's phone is lighter and thinner here Huawei surpassed Samsung in terms of design.
Winner: Huawei Mate X
Performance
Samsung's Galaxy Fold will work with an eight-core Snapdragon 855 processor, with 12 GB of LPDDR4x random access memory, the largest random access memory you will not find on any other phone, plus an internal storage capacity of 512 GB UFS3.0. The world that supports the new generation of high-speed internal memory, while not supporting microSD memory cards.
While the Huawei Mate X will work with Huawei's Kirin 980 processor with 8 GB of RAM and an internal storage capacity of 512 GB UFS 2.1, which can be increased through external memory cards up to 256 GB of NaNo Memory Card.
Samsung is outperforming with the powerful Qualcomm processor from the Huawei processor, more random access memory, and high-speed internal memory.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy Fold
Camera
The Samsung phone has 6 cameras divided into three rear cameras, a dual front camera, and another camera at the top of the screen when the phone is folded. While Huawei has a triple camera that acts as the front and rear camera depending on the use of the device.
The Galaxy Fold comes with a 16-megapixel 16-megapixel rear camera with an f / 2.2 lens at 123 degrees, a 12-megapixel camera with a variable f / 1.5 and f / 2.4 lens slot supporting autofocus and optical stabilization, and a 12-megapixel telephoto With 2x optical zoom support.
The front camera is the first dual 10-megapixel camera, the second with 8-megapixel camera, and another 10-megapixel silphy camera.
For the Huawei Mate X, it comes with a 40-megapixel camera with an f / 1.8 lens slot, a 16-megapixel camera with an f / 2.2 lens at 123 degrees, and an 8-megapixel camera with a Telephoto f / 2.4 lens slot with optical stabilizer and optical zoom 5x.
Huawei excels at the top of the screen, with the support of the phone side edge installed the tri-camera to act as a back and front camera depending on the use of the device.
Winner: Huawei Mate X
the battery
Both phones come with two separate batteries because there are no batteries, but the Huawei comes with a 4500mAh battery and supports 55-watt express charging, with 85% of the battery charging in only half an hour, a new record.
While Samsung's Galaxy Fold comes with a 4380 mAh battery.
Winner: Huawei Mate X
Operating system and multiple tasks
The Galaxy Fold is running Android Pie with the new One UI, and will be able to run three applications simultaneously, and uses the application continuity feature to adjust these applications when you switch between tablet and phone mode.
While the Huawei Mate X Android Pie 9 Android Pie with EMUI 9.1.1 interface, but will be able to run two applications at the same time.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy Fold
5G Generation Networks
For the Samsung, Galaxy Fold will be available from two versions one of which supports the fifth generation 5G networks and the other supports 4G networks.
For the Huawei, the X-Mate is the fifth-generation network with Huawei's Balong 5000, which makes the phone the fastest 5G in the world. It can download 1GB of data in just 3 seconds, compared to the Qualcomm X50 modem, which takes 6 seconds.
Winner: Huawei Mate X
Availability and price
The Samsung Galaxy 2 will be available in two versions, one supporting 4G and the other 4G networks in April, starting at $ 1980 with a variety of colors including black, silver, blue and green.
While Huawei will offer its handset at $ 2600, a very high price for Samsung, and will be available by the middle of this year in blue only.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy Fold
Samsung Galaxy Fold | Huawei Mate X | |
| price | Starting from 1980 USD | At a starting price of 2600 USD |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | 980 |
the screen | The main screen is 7.3 inches and 1536 x 2152 pixels, the second is 4.6 inches and the resolution is 840 × 1960 pixels, and the Super AMOLED | The main screen is 8 inches in size and 2480 x 2200, with the first two screens of 6.6 inches, 2480 x 1148 pixels, the other screen being 6.38 inches, 2480 x 892 pixels, OLED |
| Internal storage space | 512 GB of UFS3.0 type | 512 GB |
| RAm RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Support external memory card | Does not support | Supports external memory cards up to 256 GB of NaNo Memory Card |
| Biometric insurance features | The fingerprint sensor on the side of the phone on the power button | The fingerprint sensor on the side of the phone on the power button |
| Rear camera | A 16-megapixel 16-megapixel camera with an f / 2.2 lens at 123 degrees, a 12-megapixel camera with a variable f / 1.5 f / 2.4 lens, and a Telephoto 12 with a 2x optical zoom | A 40-megapixel camera with a f / 1.8 lens slot, a 20-megapixel camera with a f / 2.2 lens at 123 degrees angle, a 8 megapixel camera with a Telephoto f / 2.4 lens with an optical stabilizer and a 5x optical zoom |
| Front camera | The first binary is precisely 10 megapixel, and the second is precisely 8 megapixel | The three rear cameras are the same as the front view given to the screen split |
| Battery size | Two separate batteries with a capacity of 4500 mAh | Two separate batteries with a capacity of 4380 mAh |
| Operating System | Android 9 Bay with Samsung's new One UI interface | Android 9 Bay with EMUI interface 9.1.1 |
| Colors | Black, silver, green, blue | Blue only |
| the weight | Not yet announced | 295 grams |