Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-11-15 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue | Black and Blue |
| Glass | Plastic |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 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 MP10 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
Huawei Mate X is slightly better than the Galaxy M30, getting a score of 89.4 against 82.4. Huawei Mate X is a heavier and a lot thicker cellphone than Galaxy M30. Both of these phones have the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so they should provide all the same OS features. The Huawei Mate X has just a bit better performance than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate X also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate X features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy M30, because it has a quite better amount of pixels in each display inch, a much better resolution of 2200 x 2480 and a larger screen. Galaxy M30 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a lot smaller back camera sensor, a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light images and a back camera with a much lower 13 mega-pixels resolution.
The Huawei Mate X has a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a little longer battery performance than Huawei Mate X, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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