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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.9 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), having an 87.4 score against 84.2. The Huawei Mate 30 5G construction is newer, but heavier and just a little bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018). Huawei Mate 30 5G has a display that is just as good as Galaxy A7 (2018)'s screen, because although the Huawei Mate 30 5G has a just a little inferior pixel amount per inch of screen, it also counts with a little larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340px resolution.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei Mate 30 5G features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G takes greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a camera with a much higher resolution, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing way better quality photographs and videos.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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