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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 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-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.44 |
| 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30s is better than Huawei nova 2, getting a score of 83.3 against 74.2. Samsung Galaxy M30s's body is incredibly newer than the Huawei nova 2's, but it's notably heavier and thicker. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M30s has older 11 version while Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Huawei nova 2 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a processor that's just as good as Huawei nova 2's CPU, they have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM.
The Galaxy M30s has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30s also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30s counts with a very superior battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 103% larger battery size.
Galaxy M30s features a lot better camera than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way better video definition.
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