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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black, blue 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 | PLS |
| 411 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 has a general score of 90.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy M12's 80 score. Both phones we compare here work with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System). The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is an older cellphone than Samsung Galaxy M12, but Huawei could make it lighter and a little thinner.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a much better display than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a lot better quantity of pixels per screen inch and a lot better 1176 x 2400 resolution. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a bit bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy M12, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has more RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G shoots much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a lot higher video quality.
The Galaxy M12 counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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