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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-17 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is better than the Huawei Mate 8, getting a 90.5 score against 77.4. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a way newer cellphone than Huawei Mate 8, although it is just a bit heavier and thicker. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a quite bigger display, a just a bit better pixel density and a slightly higher resolution of 1176 x 2400px.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G takes greater photos and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a way higher video definition, a way higher 40 megapixels resolution camera in the back and a larger aperture.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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