Huawei Mate 30 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A20 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei Mate 30 5G
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Huawei Mate 30 5G or Samsung Galaxy A20 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei Mate 30 5G | Samsung Galaxy A20 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, September | 2019, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.8 x 76.1 x 8.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3 in | 158.4 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in | |
| Weight | 196 g | 6.91 oz | 169 g | 5.96 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front glass, plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Space Silver, Cosmic Purple, Emerald Green, Orange, Forest Green | Black, Deep Blue, Red, Coral Orange, Gold | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 12 (3G) Music play - Up to 82 h |
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| Approximate price | 650 EUR | 200 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.62" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 107.6 cm2 | 100.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 87.9% | 85.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 720 x 1560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 389 PPI | 268 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 -HDR10 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 40 MP, Triple | 13 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.54", PDAF, Laser AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", PDAF, Laser AF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide) |
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF -5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) |
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| Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 24 MP, Dual | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 24 MP, f/2.0 3D TOF camera |
8 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10; EMUI 10 | Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) | - Exynos 7884 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.35 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 | Mali-G71 MP2 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 240 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 742 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 627 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 761 | 235 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2857 | 852 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) -5G - 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 40W -Fast wireless charging 27W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging - IP53 dust and splash protection |
- Fast battery charging 15W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: TAS-AL10, TAS-TL10 (China) |
- Versions: SM-A205F/DS, SM-A205FN/DS (Global), SM-A205U (USA), SM-A205GN/DS, SM-A205YN, SM-A205G/DS, SM-A205W (Canada) |
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