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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2021-03-18 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a general score of 87.4, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M12's 80 general score. Both of these phones work with the same Android 10 operating system, so you shouldn't notice any difference regarding that. Even though the Huawei Mate 30 5G is older than the Samsung Galaxy M12, it's design is thinner and somewhat lighter.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 30 5G features a brighter display than Galaxy M12, because it has a greater pixel density, a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy M12 features a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Galaxy M12 counts with a really longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 5G features a much better camera than Galaxy M12, because although it has a worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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