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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 the Huawei Mate 20, with a score of 87.4 against 79.5. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has an older 10 version while Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 30 5G is a a little bit heavier phone than the Huawei Mate 20, but both are equally thin.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 30 5G, although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 2244 resolution, a just a little less pixels per inch of screen and a quite smaller screen.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G captures better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has better video frame rate, a camera with a way better 40 mega-pixels resolution and a way bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Huawei Mate 20 features as much storage to install applications and games as the Huawei Mate 30 5G one, both of them have equal internal storage. The Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a bit longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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