Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-25 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is better than the Huawei nova 2i, having a global score of 79.8 against 72.4. Both devices we are comparing come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A30s has the previous 11 version and Huawei nova 2i has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The Galaxy A30s is a just a little heavier phone than Huawei nova 2i, but both are equally thin.
The Huawei nova 2i counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A30s. They have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU. Huawei nova 2i has a sharper screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater count of pixels per display inch and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px.
The Galaxy A30s captures better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A30s also has a camera in the back with a lot higher 25 megapixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A30s features much more memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei nova 2i, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A30s has greater battery life than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a 20 percent larger battery capacity.
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