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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 10 |
| 2021-09-20 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is better than Huawei nova 9 Pro, with a general score of 87.4 against 79.3. Even though the Huawei Mate 30 5G is better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, we must tell that it is also an older, a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker cellphone. Huawei Mate 30 5G works with Android 10 OS, and Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 OS.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a bit bigger display, a just a little more pixels per inch in the display and a little higher resolution of 1236 x 2676 pixels. The Huawei Mate 30 5G's memory for applications and games is just as good as Huawei nova 9 Pro's one, they have the same internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both have 8 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. Huawei Mate 30 5G has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a lower 40 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a worse video quality, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos.
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