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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 has a general score of 84, which is better than the Huawei nova 3i's 73.7 score. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 30 has older 10 version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Huawei Mate 30 construction is newer, but a bit thicker and heavier than the Huawei nova 3i.
Huawei Mate 30 has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate 30 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3i and the Huawei Mate 30 count with similar screens, because although the Huawei Mate 30 has a just a bit less pixels per display inch, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite larger display.
The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a greater camera than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a way better (4K) video resolution, a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited environments. Huawei nova 3i counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 30, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 3i also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 has better battery performance than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 26% larger battery capacity.
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