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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-12-10 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| 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 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, having an 87.1 score against 81.9. Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a notably newer device, and it is also just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a bit better display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro also has better video frame rates, a back-facing camera with a much higher 40 mega-pixels resolution, a larger camera aperture for better low light images and a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro has a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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