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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-17 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.52 |
| 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 Pro 5G has a global score of 90.5, which is just a bit better than the Google Pixel 2 XL's 82.5 general score. Even though Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a lot newer than Google Pixel 2 XL, it is heavier and thicker. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a little faster processor than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features longer battery performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a way better camera than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have the same video definition, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a camera in the back with a lot higher 40 megapixels resolution, a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and video, a much larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and better 60 fps video frame rate.
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