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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A12, getting a global score of 84 against 80.3. Both phones in this comparison review have the same Android 10 OS (operating system). Huawei Mate 30 is an older phone than the Samsung Galaxy A12, but Huawei was able to build it a bit lighter and a little bit thinner.
The Huawei Mate 30 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a greater pixels density, a little bit larger display and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Huawei Mate 30 takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A12, because although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography and video and a way better 3840x2160 video definition. The Samsung Galaxy A12 has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy A12 features greater battery life than Huawei Mate 30, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4200mAh.
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