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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-17 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a global score of 90.5, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2018)'s global score of 85.2. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a newer phone than Galaxy A9 (2018), although it's a little heavier and thicker. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a little bigger screen, a quite better resolution of 1176 x 2400 pixels and a quite greater screen pixels density.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a better camera than Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a way more mega pixels back facing camera, higher video frame rates, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a larger aperture.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3800mAh.
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