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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-12-17 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M30, with a 90.5 score against 82.4. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G's body is newer than Samsung Galaxy M30's, but it's somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker. These devices have Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has the previous 10 version and Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a little faster processor than Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a just a little greater pixel density, a quite better 1176 x 2400 resolution and a bit bigger display.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition, a larger aperture to take better low light images and video, a back-facing camera with much more MP and a lot bigger back camera sensor which provides a much higher photo and video quality.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a little bit better storage capacity 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 SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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