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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-12-10 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 Pro has an overall score of 87.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy Note8's 83 overall score. Both of these devices have Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro has older 10 version and Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro construction is newer than the Galaxy Note8's, although it is a bit thicker and a little bit heavier.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Galaxy Note8, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate 30 Pro has greater battery life than Galaxy Note8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has a larger camera aperture, a lot higher resolution back camera, better video frame rates and a way bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photos.
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