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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a score of 87.4, which is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 8 Plus's 87.1 global score. Even though Huawei Mate 30 5G is a bit thicker than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, it's a bit lighter and also noticeably newer. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit better performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
IPhone 8 Plus counts with a slightly better screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a quite higher pixel count in each inch of display. Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a way bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate 30 5G takes much better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same aperture and the same video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a much larger sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Huawei Mate 30 5G features a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 56 percent larger battery capacity.
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