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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-12-10 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 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 (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a global score of 87.1, which is better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 general score. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro has the older 10 version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a much newer cellphone than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, although it is somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per inch in the display. Huawei Mate 30 Pro features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro has much more storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 4000mAh. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has better video frame rate, a back camera with a much better 40 megapixels resolution, a lot larger aperture and a way bigger sensor providing a way higher image quality.
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