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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 30 5G has a general score of 87.4, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note9's 87.1 general score. The Huawei Mate 30 5G body is newer, just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note9. The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a processor that is very similar to the processor in Samsung Galaxy Note9, and although the Huawei Mate 30 5G has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a little sharper display than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960px resolution and a better screen pixel density. Huawei Mate 30 5G captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with a lot more megapixels back camera and a much bigger sensor providing a lot better image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 30 5G features a bit better battery performance than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 5% larger battery size.
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