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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 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-G57 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 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
The Huawei Mate 30 is much better than the realme 8 5G, with an 84 score against 72. The Huawei Mate 30 body has the same thickness than realme 8 5G, but it is a bit heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 30 has older 10 version while realme 8 5G has Android 11 version.
Huawei Mate 30 features a bit better processing power than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Realme 8 5G has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixel number per inch of display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Huawei Mate 30 shoots much better videos and photos than realme 8 5G, because although it has a worse 40 mega pixels resolution back camera, and they both have a same size aperture, the Huawei Mate 30 also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Realme 8 5G has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 30, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the realme 8 5G also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1 TB.
The realme 8 5G has better battery life than Huawei Mate 30, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4200mAh.
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