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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 5G is better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, with a score of 87.4 against 73.1. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 30 5G has older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Huawei Mate 30 5G is a newer and a little thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, although it's also a little bit heavier.
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a greater display pixels density. Huawei Mate 30 5G features slightly more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a greater hardware performance than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has more RAM. The Huawei Mate 30 5G features better battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a 27 percent bigger battery size.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for taking photographs or video in low light environments, it also counts with a back facing camera with much more megapixels, a way larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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