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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-10 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's score of 78.7. Although the Samsung Galaxy M30 is extremely newer than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, it's a bit thicker and a little bit heavier. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px. Galaxy M30 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a lesser MP camera in the back and a tinier aperture, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a bigger sensor which gives a better image and video quality.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has better battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery capacity.
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