Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Mate 30 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number LIO-L29C SM-G986B/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.1 mm 161.9 mm Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has greater height than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Width 73.1 mm 73.7 mm Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has greater width than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Depth 8.8 mm 7.8 mm Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G is narrower than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Weight 198 g 186 g Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G is lighter than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Body Colour Space Silver Cosmic grey | Cloud blue | Cosmic black | B.Purple | Aura blue | Aura red | Cloud white
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant, splash-resistant Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP68
Repairability Index 7.4 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.54 W/kg (head) 1.572 W/kg (body), 1.086 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.7" Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1176 pixels 3200 x 1440 pixels Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Display Format Full HD+ QHD+
Pixel Density 409 ppi 525 ppi Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR - Yes Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Dark mode, Huawei Horizon Display, ultra-curved screen, advanced multi-dimensional cooling system Edge Screen, AOD(Always On Display), Edge Lighting
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 Samsung Exynos 990
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.73 GHz Huawei Mate 30 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 Mali-G77 MP11
MEMORY Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
RAM 8 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has more RAM than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
User Memory - 104 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 4
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Lens Type - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Field of View (FoV) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom 3x 3x Both phones have the same optical zoom.
Digital Zoom 30x 12x Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better digital zoom than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects Dynamic bokeh effect HDR, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Motion photos, video bokeh effect
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Portrait, ultra low-light video, 256x Ultra Slow-motion Video Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Super Slow-mo, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Food, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view, Live focus video, Night, Mountain, Single Take, Pro Video, NIGHT HYPERLAPSE
Light Source Dual LED flash High CRI LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 7680 x 4320 (UHD 8K) at 24fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 5x Hybrid Zoom, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera Quick Launch, Playback zoom, blink detection, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Live Focus, Tracking AF, Video location tags, Quick Share, location tags, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Scene Optimiser, Full view, Flaw detection, Shot suggestions, AR Emoji, blur detection, HDR10+ recording, Floating shutter button, Super steady, Quick Measure, Space Zoom, 3D Scanner, Take 33MP still photos while playing 8K video, Hybrid Optic Zoom 3x, Super Resolution Zoom up to 30x, Digital zoom up to 12x for video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/1.76"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.6 F/1.8 Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.8 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Super Speed Dual Pixel AF
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has higher resolution third camera than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 76 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 30 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 0.3 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/1.0
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera DepthVision camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 10 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Field of View (Front) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
HDR Mode (Front) AI HDR+ -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera, AI Segmentation Dual Pixel AF
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 4500 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Adaptive Fast Charging, Samsung Super Fast Charging Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare
Talk Time - 1380 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (4G): up to 1380 min
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 17 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 10
User Interface EMUI 10.0 Samsung One UI 2
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID, DSD64, DSD128
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit) MIMO technology, Smart Select, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Smart View, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Secure Folder function, Dual Audio, Bixby Routines, Intelligent Performance Enhancer, AR Doodle, Bixby key, 3D Scanner, Live messages
OTHERS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, Earphones (USB Type-C) with sound by AKG
Compliant Standards IP68, TUV Rheinland VDE, IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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