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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a global score of 87.4, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A12's general score of 80.3. The Huawei Mate 30 5G design is just a little thinner and just a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy A12, even though it was released only 14 months before. Both of these phones use the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't notice any differences regarding OS features.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 5G has a brighter screen than Galaxy A12, because it has a little larger display, a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a way better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Huawei Mate 30 5G shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a lot better (4K) video definition. Galaxy A12 counts with a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy A12 features greater battery duration than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a 19% larger battery size.
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