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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note9, getting an 87.4 score against 87.1. Huawei Mate 30 5G is a newer phone, and it is also a little bit lighter and a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note9. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy Note9's processor is just as good as the Huawei Mate 30 5G one, and although the Galaxy Note9 has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Galaxy Note9 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note9 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 5G shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a way bigger sensor shooting way better quality photos and videos.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity.
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