Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2019-12-17 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1176 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 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 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is a lot better than the Galaxy J7 (2017), with a 90.5 score against 73.5. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G body is notably newer, but just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Galaxy J7 (2017). Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has an older 10 version and Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a slightly better 1176 x 2400 resolution, a bit higher display pixel density and a larger screen. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G also has more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G features improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3600mAh.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G captures way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a larger aperture for better photos in poorly lited situations, a much higher 40 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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