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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-10 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 has a global score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 general score. Galaxy A30 is a just a little lighter cellphone than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, but they have the same thickness. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a higher pixels density.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a better storage to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A30's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery duration in Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller sensor shooting lower quality pictures and videos, a way lower 12 megapixels resolution back camera and a lot tinier camera aperture which is not so good for capturing photographs and videos in low light situations, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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