Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-12 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 lite's 76.2 global score. Although it's the best in this review, the Samsung Galaxy M30 body is just a little thicker and a little bit heavier than Huawei Mate 20 lite. Both devices in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei Mate 20 lite has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Huawei Mate 20 lite features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels per inch of display and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution. Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy M30, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 20 lite, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has 64 GB more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with better battery life than Huawei Mate 20 lite, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has faster 60 fps video frame rate, a back camera with a much higher resolution and a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and videos.
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