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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 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 |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has an overall score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A30s's 79.8 general score. The Huawei nova 5T body is just a little bit heavier and a bit thicker than Galaxy A30s. Both phones in this comparison review include Android operating system, but the Huawei nova 5T has older 10 version and Galaxy A30s has Android 11.
The Huawei nova 5T has a brighter display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixel density and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Huawei nova 5T has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A30s has just a little better battery performance than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 7% more battery size.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much higher resolution back facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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