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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a global score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 general score. Samsung Galaxy A30 is a way newer device, and it is also a bit thinner and lighter than the Huawei Mate 9. Galaxy A30 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little bit more pixels per inch in the display, a quite bigger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Galaxy A30 counts with slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A30 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei Mate 9 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Galaxy A30's battery lifetime is very similar to Huawei Mate 9's battery duration. The Samsung Galaxy A30 captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a much better resolution camera, a lot bigger camera aperture and a larger sensor shooting better quality photographs.
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