Apple iPhone XR vs. Huawei Mate Xs

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Apple iPhone XR and Huawei Mate Xs. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone XR vs. Huawei Mate Xs Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1984 -
Form Factor Touch Folder
Height 150.9 mm 161.3 mm Huawei Mate Xs has greater height than Apple iPhone XR.
Width 75.7 mm 78.5 mm Huawei Mate Xs has greater width than Apple iPhone XR.
Depth 8.3 mm 11 mm Apple iPhone XR is narrower than Apple iPhone XR.
Weight 194 g 300 g Apple iPhone XR is lighter than Apple iPhone XR.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 146.2 mm x 11 mm x 161.3 mm
Body Colour Red | Black | White | Matte red | Coral | Blue | Yellow Interstellar blue
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Apple iPhone XR is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP67 -
Repairability Index 6.3 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Lightning USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Liquid Retina HD display Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.1" 8" Huawei Mate Xs has larger screen size than Apple iPhone XR.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1792 x 828 pixels 2480 x 2200 pixels Huawei Mate Xs has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone XR.
Pixel Density 326 ppi -
Max Brightness 625 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1400:1 -
HDR Yes - Apple iPhone XR has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Enhancement Technology Dolby Vision -
Display Features True Tone display, Wide colour display (P3) FullView Display, Main screen: 6.6" - 2480 x 1148 pixels, Secondary screen: 6.38" - 2480 x 892 pixels
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating -
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A12 Bionic Hisilicon Kirin 990
Clock Speed - 2.86 GHz
Processor Core Qty 6-core 8-core Huawei Mate Xs has higher processor core quantity than Apple iPhone XR.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G76
MEMORY Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
RAM - 8 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 512 GB Huawei Mate Xs has more internal memory than Apple iPhone XR.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate Xs has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone XR.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Apple iPhone XR has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 5x -
HDR Mode Smart HDR -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, tap to focus, portrait mode, Live Photos, Live Photos with stabilisation, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone XR has face detection.
Light Source True Tone quad LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Zero Shutter Lag, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging, LTM (Local Tone Mapping), Stereo Recording, Advanced red-eye correction, Panorama (up to 63MP) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Leica Quad Camera System, Contrast detection focus, Mirror Shooting
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate Xs has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 0
Sensor Resolution (Front) 7 Megapixel -
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 -
HDR Mode (Front) Smart HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode, portrait mode, Live Photos, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection, face recognition - Apple iPhone XR has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation, Animoji, Memoji, TrueDepth camera, Extended dynamic range for video, Cinematic video stabilisation -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 4500 mAh
Fast Charging Technology Apple fast charging technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Apple iPhone XR can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
Talk Time 1500 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 25 hrs
Active online usage: up to 15 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 16 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 65 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei Mate Xs has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System iOS 12 Android 10
User Interface - EMUI 10.0.1
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66, Band 71 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
Supported Digital Audio Standards Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2, HEIF 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Digital sound -
Video Enhancements HDR10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) -
FEATURES Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Face recognition Fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face ID -
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, FaceTime, iCloud Photo Sharing, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, QuickType keyboard, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Neural Engine, AirPlay Mirroring Multitasking, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core
OTHERS Apple iPhone XR Huawei Mate Xs
Included Accessories Power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB cable Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, protective film
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1 m -
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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