Huawei Mate X3 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special
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| Phone Names | Huawei Mate X3 | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special |
| Network | ||
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| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 |
| 5G bands | - | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | - | |
| Launch | ||
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| Announced | 2023, March 23 | 2024, October 21 |
| Status | Available. Released 2023, April 08 | Available. Released 2024, October 24 |
| Body | ||
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| Build | Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame |
| Dimensions | Unfolded: 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3 mmFolded: 156.9 x 72.4 x 11.1 mm | Unfolded: 157.9 x 142.6 x 4.9 mmFolded: 157.9 x 72.8 x 10.6 mm |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) |
| Weight | 239 g or 241 g (8.43 oz) | 236 g (8.32 oz) |
| IPX8 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) | - | |
| Display | ||
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| Protection | Kunlun Glass (cover display only) | - |
| Resolution | 2224 x 2496 pixels (~426 ppi density) | 1968 x 2184 pixels (~367 ppi density) |
| Size | 7.85 inches, 197.5 cm2 (~88.9% screen-to-body ratio) | 8.0 inches, 205.3 cm2 (~91.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | Foldable OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz | Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak) |
| Cover display: OLED, 120Hz, 6.4 inches, 1080 x 2504 pixels | - | |
| Platform | ||
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| CPU | Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | 8-core (1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A520) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G (4 nm) | Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 730 | Adreno 750 (1 GHz) |
| OS | HarmonyOS 3.1 (China), EMUI 13.1 (Europe), no Google Play Services | Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1 |
| Memory | ||
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| Card slot | Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot) | No |
| Internal | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM | 512GB 16GB RAM |
| UFS | - | |
| Main Camera | ||
|---|---|---|
| Features | Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF | 200 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 66mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS | 8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/120/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10+ |
| Selfie camera | ||
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| Features | HDR, panorama | HDR |
| Single | 8 MP, f/2.4, (wide) Cover camera: 8 MP, f/2.4, (wide) | 4 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 2.0µm Cover camera: 10 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
| Sound | ||
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| 3.5mm jack | No | - |
| 35mm jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| Comms | ||
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| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| Infrared port | Yes | - |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Positioning | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (B1I+B1c+B2a), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Features | ||
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| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, altimeter | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| BDS Satellite Message | - | |
| Battery | ||
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| Charging | 66W wired 50W wireless 7.5W reverse wireless | 25W wired, QC2.0, 50% in 30 min 15W wireless 4.5W reverse wireless |
| Type | Market-dependent versions:· Li-Po 4800 mAh (Global)· Si/C Li-Ion 5060 mAh (China only) | Li-Po 4400 mAh |
| Misc | ||
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| Colors | Black, White, Violet, Dark Green, Gold | Black |
| Models | ALT-AL00, ALT-L29 | SM-F958N |
| Price | About 1500 EUR | About 1870 EUR |
| SAR | - | 0.66 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body) |
| Tests | ||
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| Battery life | Endurance rating 81h | - |
| Camera | Photo / Video | - |
| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) | - |
| Loudspeaker | -26.3 LUFS (Good) | - |
| Performance | AnTuTu: 993592 (v9) GeekBench: 4283 (v5.5), 4512 (v6) GFXBench: 41fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) | - |
| OUR TESTS | ||
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| Battery (old) | Endurance rating 81h | - |
| Camera | Photo / Video | - |
| Display | 926 nits max brightness (measured) | - |
| Loudspeaker | -26.3 LUFS (Good) | - |
| Performance | AnTuTu: 993592 (v9) GeekBench: 4283 (v5.5), 4512 (v6) GFXBench: 41fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) | - |

