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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Emerald green and Twilight | Black and Blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a little bit better than Galaxy M30, getting an 82.9 score against 82.4. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is better than Galaxy M30, we must tell that it's also just a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro has just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also has a higher 1440 x 3120 resolution and a higher number of pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei Mate 20 Pro shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution, a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and videos, a way larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much higher 40 mega-pixels resolution camera.
Galaxy M30 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 20 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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