Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-07-20 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.76 x 2.89 x 0.38 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| -- | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 is better than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, with an 84 score against 73.8. Although Huawei Mate 30 and the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S were only released 2 months apart, the Huawei Mate 30 body is somewhat heavier but also somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S. Both phones we are comparing work with the same Android 10 OS (Operating System).
Huawei Mate 30 features a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has a really larger display, a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a greater pixel count per inch in the screen. Huawei Mate 30 features a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 30 also has more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 30 counts with just a bit more storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate 30 has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 4S, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 30 takes way better pictures and videos than Galaxy Xcover 4S, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
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