Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 5.5 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9, getting a 79.8 score against 73.4. The Samsung Galaxy A30s design is a lot newer, lighter and a little thinner than Huawei Mate 9. Huawei Mate 9 has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A30s. Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Huawei Mate 9 has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a higher pixels quantity in each display inch. Galaxy A30s features a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A30s's battery lifetime is just as good as the battery duration in Huawei Mate 9. Galaxy A30s has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A30s also has a way bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and a camera with way more megapixels.
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