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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 is a bit better than Google Pixel XL, with an 87.4 score against 81.3. Although the Huawei Mate 30 5G is somewhat heavier than Google Pixel XL, it's a bit thinner and also much newer. The Google Pixel XL counts with a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a greater pixel density.
Google Pixel XL features as much storage capacity for apps and games as the Huawei Mate 30 5G, both have the same 128 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 30 5G has a little better performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has 4 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and also faster). The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a much better camera than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera, better 60 fps video frame rate, a larger aperture and a lot larger sensor capturing much better quality videos and photographs.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with better battery duration than Google Pixel XL, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 3450mAh.
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