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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black, blue 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 | PLS |
| 390 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 has a score of 84, which is a bit better than Galaxy M12's global score of 80. These phones include the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't perceive any difference in that aspect. Although Huawei Mate 30 is older than the Galaxy M12, it's body is lighter and somewhat thinner. The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy M12, because it has a much better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a bit larger display and a higher screen pixels density.
The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M12, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 also has more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M12 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Huawei Mate 30 has a much better camera than Galaxy M12, because although it has a camera in the back with a lower resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger aperture to capture better low light photography. Galaxy M12 features a much longer battery life than Huawei Mate 30, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
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