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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 has a general score of 84, which is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. Huawei Mate 30's construction is noticeably newer than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's heavier and just a little thicker. Galaxy A5 (2017) features a display that is very similar to the Huawei Mate 30 one, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better display pixels density.
The Huawei Mate 30 features a bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 30 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 also has 5 GB more RAM.
Huawei Mate 30 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture, a camera with a way higher 40 mega pixels resolution and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Huawei Mate 30 features a way better battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity.
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