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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| $ 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 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, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 |
| 11.55 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Galaxy M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 5T's overall score of 80.8. Galaxy M30s is a thicker and just a little heavier phone than Huawei nova 5T. Both phones in this review have Android OS, but Galaxy M30s has a newer 11 version and Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 version, so it gives you a couple nice extra features.
The Huawei nova 5T features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each display inch. The Galaxy M30s has a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei nova 5T features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei nova 5T also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 60 percent larger battery capacity.
Huawei nova 5T counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, a same size camera sensor, a same resolution camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger aperture to capture better photography in low light situations.
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