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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | PLS |
| 390 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 5G has an overall score of 87.4, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M12's 80 global score. Both phones in our current comparison have the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding operating system features. Huawei Mate 30 5G's design is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M12, although it was released around 17 months before.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340, a quite bigger screen and a better pixel count in each display inch. The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Huawei Mate 30 5G features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a better camera than Galaxy M12, because although it has a back facing camera with less MP, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a very superior battery life than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 4200mAh.
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