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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| 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 5.1, EDR |
| 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 has a general score of 87.4, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's score of 81.9. The Huawei Mate 30 5G is a newer phone, and it's also just a little lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a higher amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960. The Galaxy S8 Active features a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 5% more battery size. Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera, better video frame rates and a much bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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