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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 has a score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3's overall score of 76.3. Even though the Galaxy A30 and the Huawei nova 3 were only released 8 months apart, the Galaxy A30 body is just a little lighter but also a bit thicker. Huawei nova 3 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 3 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei nova 3 has a little bit better screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a just a little greater pixel density. Huawei nova 3 features a quite bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a much better video resolution. Galaxy A30 features a bit longer battery performance than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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