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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-12-17 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has an overall score of 90.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy Note8's score of 83. Although Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is way newer than the Galaxy Note8, it's a bit thicker and a little heavier. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has 10 version and Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a better display density. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a higher amount of RAM. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, higher video frame rates, a camera with much more mega pixels and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
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