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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-17 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a global score of 90.5, which is much better than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 score. Although the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is newer than Galaxy A8 (2018), it's heavier and a little thicker. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better looking display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels quantity in each inch of display. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G takes way better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images, a much higher (4K) video quality and a lot more mega-pixels back camera. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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