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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, having a global score of 84 against 81.9. Huawei Mate 30's body is extremely newer, just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a slightly better display than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and more pixels per inch of display.
Huawei Mate 30 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 30 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy S8 Active has slightly more storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 features just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity. Huawei Mate 30 captures way better photographs and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light images and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with faster video frame rate, a back facing camera with a much higher 40 mega-pixels resolution and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
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