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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-17 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.50 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note9, getting a 90.5 score against 87.1. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a just a bit lighter cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy Note9, but both of them are 0.35inches thick. The Galaxy Note9 features a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Galaxy Note9 features a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G and the Galaxy Note9 have similar CPUs, and although the Galaxy Note9 has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a much better camera than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light photos and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also counts with a camera with lot more mega pixels and a way bigger sensor.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a bit better battery life than Galaxy Note9, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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