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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-12-10 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, having an 87.1 score against 82.1. Even though the Huawei Mate 30 Pro is newer than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, it is just a little bit heavier and thicker. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 Pro has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a bit better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit larger display, a just a bit more pixels per screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 1176 x 2400 pixels.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro shoots greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has faster video frame rates, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution, a much bigger sensor and a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro features a greater storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh.
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