Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate X3 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) - Which is better?

Huawei Mate X3 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

77 out 100
Huawei Mate X3
VS
83 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
Huawei Mate X3
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate X3 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 7.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon), Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 241g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4900mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • 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 Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
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
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate X3
vs
Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 7.85 in 6.7 in
Resolution 2224x2496 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 19.5:9
Pixel density 426 ppi 513 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 2600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate X3
966 nits
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
1451 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)484 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate X3]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.9 mm (6.18 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 141.5 mm (5.57 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 5.3 mm (0.21 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 241 g (8.5 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate X3
88.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate X3 and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
1828
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2196
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
4718
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
6964
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18282196
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47186964
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6558n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate X3], [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate X3
1290361
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2025079
CPU357030480834
GPU481843893619
Memory215868354867
UX235620295759
NanoReview Score12903612025079
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
16963
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
17881
Writing scoren/a21624
Web scoren/a18765
Video editingn/a8023
Data manipulationn/a14975
NanoReview Scoren/a17881

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 14
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 4900 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 45 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:58 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate X3
28:01
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
22:40
Web Browsing14:41 h08:03 h
Video Playback21:00 h15:35 h
Games06:34 h05:08 h
Standby Mode86 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP10 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm67 mm
SensorSony IMX351Samsung S53K1
Sensor size1/3.091/3.94
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX688Sony IMX564
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
134
Video quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
125
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
133
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a69
Zoomn/a135
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung 35K3LU
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 5.3
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 DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- 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)GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate X3
86.5 dB
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 2199 999
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):

Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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