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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 vs Huawei Mate Xs 2

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 vs Huawei Mate Xs 2

67 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
VS
71 out of 100
Huawei Mate Xs 2
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
Huawei Mate Xs 2

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 2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and came out 21 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
  • Shows 46% longer battery life (25:18 vs 17:23 hours)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 11W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 11.1 mm narrower
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate Xs 2
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 25W)
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (934K versus 783K)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 14% higher pixel density (424 vs 373 PPI)
  • The phone is 1-year and 9-months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Huawei Mate Xs 2 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy Z Fold 2
vs
Mate Xs 2

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 7.6 inches 7.8 inches
Resolution 1768 x 2208 pixels 2200 x 2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 22.5:18 10.15:9
PPI 373 ppi 424 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 700 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display 		- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.4%
PWM 219 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 8 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Z Fold 2
718 nits
Mate Xs 2 +2%
730 nits

Design and build

Height 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) 156.5 mm (6.16 inches)
Width 128.2 mm (5.05 inches) 139.3 mm (5.48 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 5.4 mm (0.21 inches)
Weight 279 g (9.84 oz) 255 g (8.99 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Brown White, Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Huawei Mate Xs 2 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max clock 3100 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Lithography process 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 660
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 670 MHz 792 MHz
FLOPS ~1372.1 GFLOPS ~1622 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU 221662 259117
GPU 240763 303081
Memory 144925 169902
UX 173027 199892
Total score 783404 934195
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 42.9 °C 39.7 °C
Stability 82% -
Graphics test 25 FPS 34 FPS
Graphics score 4180 5742
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9943 -
Video editing 7171 -
Photo editing 29482 -
Data manipulation 9931 -
Writing score 12906 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8, 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 2750 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256, 512 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
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 12
ROM One UI 4.1.1 EMUI 12
OS size 35.4 GB 25.6 GB

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4600 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (11 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Fast charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes (85% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:55 hr 0:43 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:02 hr 05:30 hr
Watching video 10:45 hr 06:45 hr
Gaming 04:29 hr 05:09 hr
Standby 92 hr 61 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Z Fold 2 +46%
25:18 hr
Mate Xs 2
17:23 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 13 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
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 23 mm
- Pixel size: 1.2 micron
- Laser 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: 81 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS)
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 13 mm
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 10 megapixels 10.7 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3776 x 2832
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Pixel size 1.22 microns -
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2" -
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
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 20
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2020 April 2022
Release date September 2020 May 2022
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
Bundled charger - Yes, 66 W
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, and design are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate Xs 2 . But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 .

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