Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs Huawei Mate 20 X 5G

Comparing the Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs Huawei Mate 20 X 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Huawei Mate 30 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.86 GHz, while Huawei Mate 20 X 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making Huawei Mate 30 Pro the better performer.

Display: Huawei Mate 20 X 5G offers a screen size of 7.2 inches, while Huawei Mate 30 Pro offers 6.53 inches, making Huawei Mate 20 X 5G the larger display of the two. Both Huawei Mate 30 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 X 5G feature the same OLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Huawei Mate 30 Pro and Huawei Mate 20 X 5G feature a 40 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Huawei Mate 30 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Huawei Mate 20 X 5G offers 24 MP, making Huawei Mate 30 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Huawei Mate 30 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Huawei Mate 20 X 5G offers 4200 mAh, making Huawei Mate 30 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Huawei Mate 30 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Huawei Mate 20 X 5G offers 128 GB, making Huawei Mate 30 Pro the better option for storage.

Huawei Mate 30 Pro

₹86,590

(Not Released in India)

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G

₹89,990

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

12 Mar, 2021

11 Mar, 2020

06 May, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.86 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	7.2 inches (18.29 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	OLED	AMOLED
1176x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2244 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


40 MP Primary Camera	40 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
40 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	20 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Telephoto Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP	24 MP	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	4200 mAh	6500 mAh
Super Charging	Super Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 990

HiSilicon Kirin 980

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.86 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.09 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.86 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.92 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP16

Mali-G76 MP10

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

6 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED (Curved Display)

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.53 inches (16.59 cm)

7.2 inches (18.29 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1176x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2244 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.4:9

18.7:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

346 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

94.06 %

87.5 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

158.1 mm

174.6 mm

150.83 mm

Width

73.1 mm

85.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

8.15 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

198 grams

232 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Water resistant IP53

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

40 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

40 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

40 MP
f/1.6 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

20 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8500 x 4700 Pixels

7360 x 4912 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

4200 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

TDD N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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