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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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 5G is better than the Huawei nova 2, with an 87.4 score against 74.2. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has an older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Huawei Mate 30 5G construction is extremely newer, but way heavier and somewhat thicker than Huawei nova 2.
The Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite better pixel number per inch in the display. Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 30 5G has a much longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 2950mAh.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G captures much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a much higher resolution camera and a way better (4K) video definition.
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