Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | 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 | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is much better than Galaxy M20, with an 87.4 score against 78.9. Both phones in this comparison include the same Android 10 OS. Even though the Huawei Mate 30 5G and the Galaxy M20 were released with only 9 months difference, Huawei Mate 30 5G's construction is just a bit heavier but also a little bit thinner than the Galaxy M20.
Huawei Mate 30 5G features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has a quite worse pixels density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a little bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy M20 features more storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M20 has improved battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 5G captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M20, because it has a back camera with lot more megapixels, a lot better (4K) video definition, a bigger camera aperture for better photography in poorly lited environments and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality.
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