As you know, last Wednesday the Mate S, the new high-end phablet from Huawei, and we have already faced both the Galaxy S6 edge + as the Xperia Z5 Premium, so that you can assess whether or not it may interest you as an economical alternative. The truth, however, is that the Chinese company's commitment to quality / price ratio more than simply pushing the limits Technical specifications, makes its most direct rivals are others, such as the also quite recent Moto X Style. Which of the two might interest you more if you are looking for a high-level phablet but still controlling the price a bit? We hope this comparative help you decide.
Integrated
In both cases we find devices with a very careful design, but the truth is that the approach of the manufacturers has been quite different with each of them: in the case of the Mate S, Huawei has given priority to presenting premium finishes and has endowed its phablet with an elegant metal casing; in the case of Moto X Style, Motorola has decided to stay true to its policy and keep plastic, favoring customization options over materials.
Dimensions
It's hard to beat Mate S as far as the screen / size ratio is concerned, since Huawei has managed to create a really compact device and, indeed, the Moto X Style do not get it (14,98x7,53 inch against 15,39x7,62 inch). Its peculiar curvature also makes the Motorola phablet thicker (7,2 mm against 11,1 mm) and is also heavier (156 grams against 179 grams).
Screen
The Moto X Style regains ground in the screen section, since, despite being larger (5.5 inches against 5.7 inches), thanks to its higher resolution (1920 x 1080 against 2560 x 1440) achieves a significantly higher pixel density (PPI 401 against PPI 520).
Performance
The technical specifications of the Mate S They are again somewhat better in the performance section, more than anything in regards to the processor (Kirin 935 eight-core and with a maximum frequency of 2,2 GHz against Snapdragon 808 with six cores and a maximum frequency of 1,8 GHz), because when it comes to RAM they are tied (3 GB). The two will also arrive with Android Lollipop pre-installed. We will have to wait for the actual use tests to see if the fluency of the almost pure version it uses Motorola compensates or not the difference in power of its chips.
Storage capacity
In the section of storage capacity, the advantage is again for the Mate S, which will be sold with double the internal memory, both in the most affordable version (32 GB against 16 GB) as in the upper one (128 GB against 64 GB). With both we will have, in any case, the option of extending it externally through a card micro-SD.
Cameras
Which of the two interests us more as far as cameras are concerned, will depend fundamentally on which one has priority for us: the main camera of the Moto X Style is much higher than that of Mate S (13 MP against 21 MP), but in the front camera it is the Huawei phablet that prevails (8 MP against 5 MP).
Autonomy
In the absence of data from independent autonomy tests, the victory should be awarded to the Moto X Style from battery capacity data (2700 mAh against 3000 mAh), but keep in mind that this is only half of the equation and that it is to be assumed that this will also have a higher consumption, as its screen is larger and with higher resolution.
Price
Although it is the most recently presented, we only have official confirmation of the price of the Mate S, while we are still waiting for definitive news on how much the Moto X Style In our country. If we take into account the estimates that are handled, however, the price difference will be important and will be in favor of the phablet of Motorola, which is expected to cost a few $500while that of Huawei will go on sale from $650.
The moto x style costs 400 dollars and up, and that of the plastic is a lie, motorola uses a silicone cover, a metal frame and you can choose between leather or wood if you do not like silicone.
I like both, but even though the maximum frequency of the Kirin 935 is higher than that of the Snapdragon 808, its slope is lower.
Definitely the Moto x Style is better, it comes with pure androit that gives it an amazing fluidity, not to mention its camera.