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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | 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 | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 87.4 score against 79.2. Huawei Mate 30 5G's construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), but it's heavier. The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater quantity of pixels in each screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a slightly better memory capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 3000mAh. The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photography, it also counts with a much higher video quality and a camera with much more MP.
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