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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 is better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), having an 84 score against 72.8. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 30 has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Although the Huawei Mate 30 is notably newer than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it is somewhat thicker and just a little heavier.
Huawei Mate 30 features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has more RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 30 has just a bit better display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a just a little better number of pixels per inch of display and a bigger screen.
Huawei Mate 30 takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a bigger aperture for better low-light captures and videos, a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Huawei Mate 30 counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 counts with longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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