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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-18 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 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, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M30s is a bit better than Huawei nova 3, having an 83.3 score against 76.3. These devices have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M30s has the older 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Samsung Galaxy M30s's body is newer, but somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than the Huawei nova 3.
Huawei nova 3 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei nova 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy M30s has a display that's very similar to Huawei nova 3's display, because although the Galaxy M30s has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a bit bigger display.
The Huawei nova 3 features more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for shooting pictures and video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
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