Huawei Mate X3 vs Samsung Galaxy A72

Huawei Mate X3

Samsung Galaxy A72

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE

LTE-A, 450 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

Plastic
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

156.9 mm

165 mm
Width

72.4 mm

77.4 mm
Thickness

11.8 mm

8.4 mm
Height unfolded

156.9 mm

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Width unfolded

141.5 mm

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Thickness unfolded

5.3 mm

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Weight

239/241 g

203 g
Waterproof

IPX8

IP67
Dust proof

IPX8

IP67
Colors

Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple, White

Black, Blue, Violet, White

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G
GPU

Adreno 730

Adreno 618
Memory RAM

8 GB

6, 8 GB
Internal storage

256, 512, 1024 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

NM (Nano Memory)

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

256 GB

512 GB
Storage

UFS

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OS
OS

HarmonyOS 3.1 (China), EMUI (Europe), no Google Play Services

Android 11, One UI 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 50x digital zoom

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.7" , 0.8 µm
(periscope telephoto) , 8 MP, f/3.4 , 125 mm, 5x optical zoom

(telephoto) , 8 MP, f/2.4 , 3x optical zoom , 1.0 µm
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 123˚ , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 4 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8192 x 6144 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, XMAGE

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.4

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

6528 x 5480 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR

HDR, Face unlock
Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.1, Display Port 1.2

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

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NFC

Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-
NavIC

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, altimiter, barometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity