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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is better than Huawei Mate 8, getting an 87.4 score against 77.4. Huawei Mate 30 5G's construction is noticeably newer than the Huawei Mate 8's, but it's just a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker. The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a bit more pixels per inch of display, a quite bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a little faster CPU than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a greater camera than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a larger aperture for better photography and video in low-light situations, a much higher 40 MP resolution back-facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Huawei Mate 8 has a superior memory to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei Mate 8 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 8, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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