Older flagship · 2019

Huawei Mate 30 5G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera shares the Huawei P30 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength , AMOLED screen

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.62″ AMOLED · 60Hz

990 5G 6 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 40W charging

40 MP 3 rear · 24 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.62″ · OLED · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.62"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.86 GHz · Mali-G76 MP16

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

656,900

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.86 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP16

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.86 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 2.36 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.95 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, EMUI 10, no Google Play Services · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, EMUI 10, no Google Play Services

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

40 MP f/1.8 main · 24 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

40 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

16 MP f/2.2

Front camera

24 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX600 Exmor RS, 1/1.74", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Huawei P30 Pro , Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 7680 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 40 W wired · 27 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4200 mAh

Wired charging

40 W

Wireless charging

27 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26

5G n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

196 g · 8.4 mm · IP53

Height

160.8 mm

Width

76.1 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

196 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Face ID · fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro

Sensors

Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

OLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.62″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 40 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main · 24 MP vs 12 MP selfie

35% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 18 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lower benchmark score

657k vs 816k AnTuTu

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Higher benchmark score

657k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 40 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main · 24 MP vs 10 MP selfie

35% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 15 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.62″ vs 5.8″ screen

Full comparison

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