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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 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 | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 has a global score of 84, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M30's general score of 82.4. These phones include Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 30 has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 30's construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy M30, but it's heavier.
Huawei Mate 30 features a slightly better display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bit larger display. Huawei Mate 30 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 30 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs and a way more megapixels camera.
Galaxy M30 counts with a much greater memory for applications and games than Huawei Mate 30, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 features greater battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 30, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4200mAh.
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