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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 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-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is slightly better than the Huawei nova 2's 74.2 score. Galaxy A30s's design is extremely newer than Huawei nova 2's, but it's a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A30s has the previous 11 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Huawei nova 2 features a bit faster processor than Galaxy A30s. Both of them have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM. The Huawei nova 2 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater pixels number per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a way higher 25 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger aperture to capture better low light photos and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A30s features improved battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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