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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is better than the Galaxy A12, getting a 90.5 score against 80.3. Both phones we compare here have the same Android 10 OS. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G body has the same thickness than the Galaxy A12, but it is a little lighter. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a better display than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a much better screen density and a way better resolution of 1176 x 2400px.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with just a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A12, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A12 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G takes better photos and videos than Galaxy A12, because although it has a back facing camera with less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and video and a lot better (4K) video quality.
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