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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| -- | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 6.91 ounces |
| -- | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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
The Huawei Mate 30 is slightly better than Galaxy S6 Active, getting a general score of 84 against 80.9. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei Mate 30 has 10 version while Galaxy S6 Active has Android 5.0, giving you some nice extra features and enhanced performance. The Galaxy S6 Active features a way better screen than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display pixels density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
Huawei Mate 30 features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S6 Active counts with a little better performance than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a graphics processor.
Huawei Mate 30 takes way better pictures and videos than Galaxy S6 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate 30 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light situations, a way larger sensor providing a much higher image quality and a lot more MP back-facing camera.
The Huawei Mate 30 has better battery life than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 4200mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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