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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-12-17 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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 Pro 5G has an overall score of 90.5, which is much better than Huawei nova 2's general score of 74.2. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has the previous 10 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G body is much newer than Huawei nova 2's, although it is noticeably thicker and incredibly heavier.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a little bit better performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has more RAM memory. Huawei nova 2 features a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a lot smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2, because it has a lot higher (4K) video quality, a larger aperture to capture better low-light images and video and a back-facing camera with a lot better 40 mega pixels resolution. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 53 percent greater battery size.
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