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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | -- |
| 2021-09-20 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Galaxy A30 has a score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Huawei nova 9 Pro's 79.3 general score. Galaxy A30's design is lighter and a little thinner than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it was released 3 years before. Huawei nova 9 Pro has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A30, because it has a bit higher pixels amount in each inch of screen, a quite bigger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1236 x 2676 pixels.
Galaxy A30 counts with a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy A30 has a battery lifetime that's very similar to the Huawei nova 9 Pro one. Galaxy A30's camera is very similar to the camera in Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although the Galaxy A30 has a lot worse resolution camera and a much lower 1920x1080 video definition, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments.
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