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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 86.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2020-01-21 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Aura black, Aura glow and Aura red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.32 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a global score of 87.4, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite's 86.2 general score. Huawei Mate 30 5G is a a little bit lighter and a bit thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite, although both of them were only released 3 months apart. Both devices in this review come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 5G has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite has Android 11.
Galaxy Note10 Lite features a display that is very similar to the screen in Huawei Mate 30 5G, although the Galaxy Note10 Lite also has a bit better screen density, a bit bigger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Galaxy Note10 Lite has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Note10 Lite also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a superior camera than Galaxy Note10 Lite, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for capturing photos and video in low light environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a lot larger sensor providing a much better image quality and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite has just a little better battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4200mAh.
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