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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 11.99 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a score of 87.4, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s general score of 85.2. Even though the Huawei Mate 30 5G is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), it is just a little bit thicker and just a little heavier. Huawei Mate 30 5G features a little better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a little bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4200mAh battery size. The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures or video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with higher video frame rates, a much more megapixels back facing camera and a much bigger sensor which gives a way higher image and video quality.
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