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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2019-12-17 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 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 |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.1 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a general score of 90.5, which is better than the Galaxy A8 Star's general score of 82.1. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G design is newer, but thicker and just a little heavier than the Galaxy A8 Star. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has the previous 10 version while Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a bit better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a quite higher pixels density, a little bit larger display and a slightly better 1176 x 2400 resolution. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has just a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3700mAh.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has faster 60 frames per second video frame rates, a larger aperture, a way larger camera sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality and a back facing camera with a way higher 40 mega-pixels resolution.
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