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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| 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 has an overall score of 87.4, which is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Even though the Huawei Mate 30 5G is newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it is heavier and just a little thicker. The Galaxy A5 (2017) and Huawei Mate 30 5G feature extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a really smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 5G features more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a much better battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Huawei Mate 30 5G shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a lot better 40 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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