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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-14 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Diamond black and Twilight blue | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 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 640 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 is much better than the nubia Z20, getting a score of 84 against 71.9. Both devices in our current comparison include Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 has older 10 version and nubia Z20 has Android 9.0 Pie. Even though Huawei Mate 30 and the nubia Z20 were released only a couple of months apart, the Huawei Mate 30 design is a little thinner but just a bit heavier.
Nubia Z20 features just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 30. They have 8 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. Nubia Z20 has a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the nubia Z20 also counts with a just a bit higher pixels count in each inch of display.
The Huawei Mate 30's memory for games and applications is very similar to nubia Z20's one, both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 shoots just a bit better videos and photos than nubia Z20, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, a back camera with a worse resolution and a way lower 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor.
Huawei Mate 30 counts with just a bit better battery duration than nubia Z20, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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