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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 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-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 5.0 | 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 Huawei nova 5T has an overall score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A30's 79.6 score. Although the Huawei nova 5T is a better phone than Samsung Galaxy A30, it must be told that it is also a little thicker and just a bit heavier. The Huawei nova 5T has a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 5T has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a just a little greater screen pixels density. Huawei nova 5T counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality, a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking lot higher quality photos and videos and a way more megapixels back camera.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a little better battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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