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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-17 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 a score of 90.5, which is better than Galaxy S8's global score of 81.7. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G's body is much newer than Galaxy S8's, although it is thicker and much heavier. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel number in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S8, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 4500mAh battery size. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a lot better 40 MP resolution back-facing camera, a lot larger back camera sensor, faster video frame rate and a bigger aperture for better low-light captures and video.
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