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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a general score of 87.4, which is better than Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 score. The Huawei Mate 30 5G design is a lot newer, but just a bit thicker and just a little heavier than the Huawei Mate 9. Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a bit better performance than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a quite larger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little greater screen pixels density. Huawei Mate 9 features a little bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a very superior camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a lot larger back camera sensor, a way higher resolution back-facing camera and a larger aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 5 percent larger battery capacity.
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