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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-17 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| 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 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has an overall score of 90.5, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S9's 83.3 score. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G's construction is newer, but just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S9. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has a 50% bigger battery size. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for taking photographs and videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also counts with a much bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera in the back with lot more MP.
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