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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.99 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 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 has a general score of 84, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's general score of 82.1. Even though the Huawei Mate 30 is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, it's a bit thicker and a little bit heavier. These devices include Android OS, but Huawei Mate 30 has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei Mate 30 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite worse pixel density, it also counts with a bit larger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340. Huawei Mate 30 features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting images in low-light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with higher video frame rates, a way larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 400 GB. The Huawei Mate 30 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 14 percent bigger battery size.
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