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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 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-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 has an overall score of 84, which is better than Huawei nova 2 Plus's general score of 74.2. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 has the previous 10 version while Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Huawei Mate 30 body is much newer than Huawei nova 2 Plus's, although it is thicker and heavier.
The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 and Huawei nova 2 Plus both feature extremely similar displays, because although the Huawei Mate 30 has a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a larger display.
Huawei Mate 30 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a back-facing camera with a lot better 40 mega pixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Huawei Mate 30 has just a bit bigger memory to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 30 counts with improved battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 26 percent greater battery size.
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