Huawei Mate 30 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate 30 5G Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · October 2019
Released · Dec 21, 2020
6.6-inch
6.5-inch
Triple camera
Quad camera
8GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4200 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 19, 2019 Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€179

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches
160.8 x 76.1 x 8.4 mm
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.91 oz (196.0 g) 7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space silver, Cosmic purple, Black, Emerald green, Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 87.81% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 389 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm) Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
Octa-core
4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53
4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16 PowerVR GE8320
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
3GB/32GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (10)

Battery

Type
4200 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W
Wireless: 27.0W
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
40 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.5"
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
EIS
1080p (30 fps)
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink

Cellular

5G Bands
NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.14 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 32GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
With 128GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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