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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2015-09-15 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a general score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate S's 75.3 score. The Samsung Galaxy A30 construction is extremely newer, but a little thicker and just a bit heavier than the Huawei Mate S. Huawei Mate S and Galaxy A30 both feature similar displays, although the Galaxy A30 also has a larger display, a just a little higher screen density and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
Galaxy A30 has a greater storage for applications and games than Huawei Mate S, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei Mate S features just a bit better performance than Galaxy A30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A30 features a much better battery life than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy A30 takes slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A30 also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better images and video in low light situations and a back facing camera with more mega pixels.
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