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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-10 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 10.45 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), getting a overall score of 87.1 against 85.2. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro construction is newer, but somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro features a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a little larger screen, a slightly higher resolution of 1176 x 2400px and a bit greater count of pixels in each inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3800mAh. Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography and videos, a lot larger sensor capturing lot higher quality photos and videos, better 60 fps video frame rate and a back camera with much more mega pixels.
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