Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate X3 and Google Pixel Fold - Which is better?

Huawei Mate X3 vs Google Pixel Fold

77 out 100
Huawei Mate X3
VS
68 out 100
Google Pixel Fold
Huawei Mate X3
Google Pixel Fold

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate X3 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 7.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Google Pixel Fold, Manufactured in June, 2023 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate X3
  • Larger display: 7.85in
  • Higher pixel density: 426ppi
  • Lighter design: 241g vs 283g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel Fold
  • Higher battery capacity: 4821mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate X3 and Google Pixel Fold
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate X3
vs
Google Pixel Fold

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.85 in 7.6 in
Resolution 2224x2496 pixels 1840x2208 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 6:5
Pixel density 426 ppi 378 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 1200 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 82.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate X3
966 nits
Google Pixel Fold
1231 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)484 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate X3], [Google Pixel Fold]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.9 mm (6.18 in) 158.7 mm (6.25 in)
Width 141.5 mm (5.57 in) 139.7 mm (5.5 in)
Thickness 5.3 mm (0.21 in) 5.8 mm (0.23 in)
Weight 241 g (8.5 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate X3
88.9 %
Google Pixel Fold
82.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate X3 and Google Pixel Fold In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 1024 672
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
1828
Google Pixel Fold
1501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
4718
Google Pixel Fold
3833
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18281501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47183833
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6558n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate X3], [Google Pixel Fold]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate X3
1290361
Google Pixel Fold
688276
CPU357030207549
GPU481843143090
Memory215868171410
UX235620166227
NanoReview Score1290361688276
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
6138
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel Fold]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
11617
Writing scoren/a15002
Web scoren/a9317
Video editingn/a6962
Data manipulationn/a10916
NanoReview Scoren/a11617

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 15 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 4821 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No (50 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 31 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate X3
28:01
Google Pixel Fold
16:41
Web Browsing14:41 h06:15 h
Video Playback21:00 h10:45 h
Games06:34 h04:29 h
Standby Mode86 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 121 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 10.8 MP
Ultra-wide: 10.8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX787
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP108 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.1
Focal length125 mm112 mm
SensorSony IMX351Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size1/3.091/3.1
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP108 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX688Sony IMX386
Sensor sizen/a1/3
Pixel sizen/a1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
137
Video quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
131
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
133
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a117
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel Fold]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz)GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate X3
86.5 dB
Google Pixel Fold
82.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 2199 1799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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