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| Global Score | |
| 95.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-11-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Leather | 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 |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 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
Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has a score of 95.8, which is better than the Galaxy A8 Star's 82.1 global score. Although the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design is newer than Galaxy A8 Star, it is just a little heavier and thicker. Both phones we compare here use Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has the older 10 version and Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design has a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design features a little sharper screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a just a bit better pixel density, a quite better 1176 x 2400 resolution and a little bigger display.
Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design takes much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design also has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures, a much larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, higher video frame rate and a back camera with a lot higher 40 mega-pixels resolution.
Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design features superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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