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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 has a global score of 84, which is much better than the Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 global score. Huawei Mate 30's construction is way newer and a little thinner, but heavier than the Galaxy S5 Active. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 30 has 10 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy S5 Active features a brighter display than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a way smaller display and a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel density. The Huawei Mate 30 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores.
Huawei Mate 30 counts with a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video definition, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a lot better 40 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and faster video frame rate.
The Huawei Mate 30 features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 50 percent more battery capacity.
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