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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is much better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 general score. Galaxy M30s's construction is way newer and a little bit lighter, but somewhat thicker than the Huawei Mate 9. The Huawei Mate 9 features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy M30s. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Galaxy M30s has a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a quite higher screen pixel density and a little larger display. The Samsung Galaxy M30s shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photos and a larger aperture to take better captures in poorly lited environments.
The Galaxy M30s counts with a bit bigger memory for apps and games than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30s also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30s has a way better battery life than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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