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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-31 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 9 Porsche Design has a score of 82.7, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M30's 82.4 general score. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has the previous 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is incredibly older than the Galaxy M30, it's design is just a bit thinner and just a little lighter.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM memory and 8 cores. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better pixel density.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier aperture and a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher image and video quality and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy M30 features just a bit bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 25 percent greater battery capacity.
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