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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 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-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 P9 Plus, getting an 87.4 score against 75.5. These devices work with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 5G has an older 10 version while Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. The Huawei Mate 30 5G is a noticeably newer device than Huawei P9 Plus, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a display that is just as good as the Huawei P9 Plus one, because although the Huawei Mate 30 5G has a bit lower display density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a larger screen. Huawei Mate 30 5G has a bit faster processor than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei Mate 30 5G takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot higher video definition, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality photos and videos, a much better resolution camera and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with just a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with greater battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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