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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 5G is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with a score of 87.4 against 75.8. The Huawei Mate 30 5G is a a lot newer phone than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy A5 (2017) and Huawei Mate 30 5G have really similar displays, because although the Huawei Mate 30 5G has a quite worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bigger display.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a higher amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 5G shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a back-facing camera with a lot higher 40 mega pixels resolution and a lot better video quality.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has more storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4200mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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