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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-10 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 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, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is much better than the Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 87.1 score against 79.2. Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a newer phone than the Galaxy A8 (2018), although it's a little bit thicker and heavier. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro features a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has more RAM.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a larger camera aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited situations, a much higher 40 mega pixels resolution camera and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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