Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Huawei Mate X3

65 out of 100

84 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9825) that was released on August 7, 2019, against the Huawei Mate X3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 44 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Battery life
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Shows 9% longer battery life (27:35 vs 25:17 hours)
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
Better grip in hands – the body is 64.3 mm narrower
16% higher pixel density (495 vs 426 PPI)
Weighs 45 grams less

Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate X3

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Has a 1.05 inches larger screen size
The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
Delivers 47% higher peak brightness (1176 against 798 nits)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
The phone is 3-years and 8-months newer
Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 4800 vs 4300 mAh
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus and Huawei Mate X3 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.8 inches	7.85 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3040 pixels	2224 x 2496 pixels
Aspect ratio	19:9	8:7.1
PPI	495 ppi	426 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	700 nits	600 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	92.39%	88.9%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

RGB color space	95.4%	99.3%
PWM	250 Hz	484 Hz
Response time	3.6 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	162.3 mm (6.39 inches)	156.9 mm (6.18 inches)
Width	77.2 mm (3.04 inches)	141.5 mm (5.57 inches)
Thickness	7.9 mm (0.31 inches)	5.3 mm (0.21 inches)
Weight	196 g (6.91 oz)	241 g (8.5 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IPX8
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Red	White, Black, Gold, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-button

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock	2730 MHz	3190 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: M4	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache	-	6 MB
Lithography process	7 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP12	Adreno 730
GPU shading units	432	1536
GPU clock	770 MHz	900 MHz
FLOPS	~651.5 GFLOPS	~2764.8 GFLOPS

CPU	182103	-
GPU	170400	-
Memory	120562	-
UX	143370	-
Total score	618715	-

Max surface temperature	38.8 °C	43.5 °C
Stability	97%	-
Graphics test	20 FPS	-
Graphics score	3377	-

Web score	7253	-
Video editing	5833	-
Photo editing	19457	-
Data manipulation	6782	-
Writing score	10979	-

RAM size	12 GB	12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2133 MHz	-
Channels	2	4

Storage size	256 GB	256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.0	UFS 3.1
Memory card	MicroSD	Nano Memory
Memory card max size	Up to 1000 GB	Up to 256 GB

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	Android 13
ROM	One UI 4.0	EMUI 13.1
OS size	31.6 GB	21.7 GB

Capacity	4300 mAh	4800 mAh
Max charge power	45 W	66 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W)	Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min)	Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:05 hr	0:48 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	07:37 hr	08:39 hr
Watching video	14:19 hr	10:39 hr
Gaming	04:43 hr	05:10 hr
Standby	97 hr	85 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	8192 x 6144
Zoom	Optical, 2x	Optical, 5x
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 240FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	123°	-
Lenses	4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)	3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 13 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX76 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.1 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.09", Sony IMX351 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3P9 (ISOCELL CMOS)	- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm
Depth lens	Yes	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus from DxOMark	-

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	8 megapixels
Image resolution	3648 x 2736	3264 x 2448
Aperture	f/1.6	f/2.4
Focal length	26 mm	-
Pixel size	1.22 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	-
Sensor size	1/2.65"	-
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5	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	3.1	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	Yes

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	No	No
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat *	20	20
5G support	Yes	No

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	Yes	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	-

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	August 2019	March 2023
Release date	August 2019	May 2023
SAR (head)	0.19 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.4 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	Yes, 0 W	Yes, 66 W

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Huawei Mate X3

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Huawei Mate X3

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Camera

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