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Huawei Mate 30 5G

Specifications

Huawei Mate 30 5G
Huawei Mate 30 5G (Mate 30 Series)
Processor
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G 8 x - 2.9 GHz, Cortex-A76/-A55
Graphics adapter
Memory
6 GB 
, or 8GB
Display
6.62 inch 19.5:9, 2340 x 1080 pixel 389 PPI, Capacitive, OLED, glossy: yes, HDR
Storage
128 GB UFS 3.0 Flash, 128 GB 
, or 256GB
Connections
1 Infrared, Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: Nano Memory (256GB), NFC, Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, FaceID, fingerprint, USB-C
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0, GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G, Dual SIM, GPS
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 8.4 x 160.8 x 76.1 ( = 0.33 x 6.33 x 3 in)
Battery
4200 mAh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Android 10
Camera
Primary Camera: 40 MPix Triple: 40MP ( f/1.8, 27mm, 1/1.54") +8MP (3x optical zoomf/2.4, 80mm, 1/4") + 16MP (f/2.2, 17mm)
Secondary Camera: 24 MPix f/2.0
Additional features
Keyboard: Virtual
Weight
196 g ( = 6.91 oz / 0.43 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
900 Euro

 

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Reviews for the Huawei Mate 30 5G

Huawei Mate 30 5G Review: 5G SoC Kirin 990, Quad Rear Cameras
Source: Igeekphone English Archive.org version
Obviously, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is still undertaking the mission of exploring the most cutting-edge technologies and embarking on the top-level specifications. Huawei Mate 30 5G is bound to become the best price, top flagship configuration specifications, and unique design language. The first “explosive” in the 5G era, stabilized at the end of 2019 and the main force of the 5G flagship in 2020.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/25/2019

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Model:

The Huawei Mate 30 5G is a high-end smartphone with lots to offer. The colours of the Mate 30 5G radiate in every light and shadow, reflecting the splendid Milky way, Graceful violet, Treasured emerald and Mysterious night. The display of the Huawei Mate 30 5G is beautiful. Users can look at the curved 6.53” OLED display from any angle to see the fusion of aesthetics and craftsmanship which produced this incredible piece of art. The broad view and stunning colours are capable of immersing users in the real scene. Without hesitation, just a natural finger touch on the display unlocks the phone with ultra-fast speed. The fingerprint verification has become a part of users’ habits, while it is also a popular and reliable method of quick payment to save users’ efforts. The new Always-on-Display colours can change with time. Aside from that, the larger title fonts and greater space create the stylish look of a magazine layout. As for the camera, it has a 40MP SuperSensing Camera. Users can find rich details and clarity in every picture, day and night. The 3x Optical Zoom, 5x Hybrid Zoom and up to 30x Digital Zoom will bring far-away surprises closer to users’ eyes.

Users can benefit from the entry-level protection of the smartphone using face and fingerprint verification to unlock the phone. With App lock, user privacy and property can be protected at app-level. The Kirin 990 5G can achieve significant performance with lower power consumption. The World’s 1st Flagship 5G SoC powered by a 7nm + EUV1 processor supports SA and NSA network architectures, peak download speed and wide frequencies of FDD and TDD. Furthermore, the brand-new architecture of Big-Core plus Tiny-Core NPU vastly improves AI capability. Matched with 8 GB of RAM, multitasking between different apps becomes a breeze. As for storage options, it has the options of 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB. To power the powerful Mate 30 5G, the battery was upgraded to 4200 mAh (typical value), which can easily support a user’s one-day requirement. It benefits from the chipset’s improved power efficiency and intelligent power management system to power even longer than before. Huawei SuperCharge also allow users to quickly charge their device and continue going on with their day. In conclusion, the Huawei Mate 30 5G is a high-performance smartphone with top-notch hardware. It is aimed at users who need a powerful device on the go. However, the Mate 30 5G is not a cheap device, thus users who want this device will need to have high budget.

 

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

ARM Mali-G76 MP16: Integrated graphics card based on the second generation of the Bifrost architecture. Uses 16 of the 20 possible clusters and according to ARM offers twice the performance per cluster than the old Mali-G72. It is used in the Kirin 990 5G and according to Huawei should be about 6% faster and 20% more efficient than a Adreno 640 in a Snapdragon 855.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Kirin 990 5G: ARM based octa-core SoC with 2x Cortex-A76 up to 2.86 GHz (performance), 2x A76 with up to 2.36 (balance) and 4x Cortex-A53 with up to 1.95 GHz (power saving). Integrates a neural processor (2+1 cores), a ARM Mali-G76 MP16 GPU at up to 700 MHz and a Balong 5G modem. Compared to the 4G version, the 5G 990 is slightly higher clocked (2 of the 3 clusters and the GPU). The SoC is manufactured in 7nm at TSMC.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


6.62":

It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Huawei: Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd. is a Chinese telecommunications company and hardware manufacturer founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shenzhen. Huawei is a global leader in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Huawei provides end-to-end solutions for telecommunications networks, devices, and smartphones, as well as storage, servers, networking, and cloud computing enterprise solutions and products.

In 2014, Huawei established the Honor subsidiary brand under which certain smartphone lines are sold. The Huawei name is usually not listed for these products.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990
Honor 30 Pro
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990 5G
Honor 30 Pro+
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990 5G
Huawei P40 Pro+ 5G
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990 5G
Huawei P40 Pro
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990 5G
Huawei Nova 6 5G
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990 5G
Honor V30 Pro
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990 5G
Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990 5G
Huawei Mate 30
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990
Huawei Mate 30 Pro
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990

Devices with the same GPU

Huawei P40
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990 5G, 6.10", 0.175 kg
Huawei Mate Xs
Mali-G76 MP16, Kirin 990 5G, 8.00", 0.3 kg

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Huawei nova Y72
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Huawei nova Y71
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Huawei Nova 12 Lite
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Huawei Mate 60 RS Ultimate
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Huawei Nova 11 SE
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Huawei Mate X5
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Huawei Mate 60 Pro+
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Huawei Enjoy 60X
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unknown, unknown, 6.82", 0.225 kg
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Current Prices
Stefan Hinum (Update: 2019-11- 9)