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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-12-17 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.74 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) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, with a score of 90.5 against 82.1. These phones work with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has the previous 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, although it is just a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit bigger display, a bit greater pixels density and a slightly higher 1176 x 2400 pixels resolution.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a much better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has better video frame rate, a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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