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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-12-01 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s has an overall score of 79.8, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 8's overall score of 77.4. Galaxy A30s's design is notably newer, lighter and just a little thinner than the Huawei Mate 8. The Huawei Mate 8 has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 and more pixels per screen inch.
Galaxy A30s features more memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A30s also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei Mate 8 features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A30s. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cores.
Galaxy A30s captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A30s also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and video and a much better 25 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy A30s's battery life is just as good as Huawei Mate 8's battery performance.
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