Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 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 | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 5G is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M30, with a general score of 87.4 against 82.4. These phones include Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 30 5G is a heavier device than the Samsung Galaxy M30, but both of them are 0.33inches thick.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit lower display pixel density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a quite larger screen. The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a larger aperture, a lot larger sensor, a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a back camera with way more mega pixels. The Galaxy M30 counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M30 counts with greater battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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