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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 30, getting a score of 84.2 against 84. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is older than the Huawei Mate 30, it's body is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a screen that's very similar to the Huawei Mate 30 one, because although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little better screen density.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 30, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 30 features a bit better processor than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate 30 counts with longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity against 3300mAh. Huawei Mate 30 captures greater pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for shooting images in low light situations, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a much better resolution camera in the back and a much larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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