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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-20 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, getting a score of 79.8 against 79.3. The Galaxy A30s is an way older cellphone than Huawei nova 9 Pro, but it's lighter and a little thinner anyway. Galaxy A30s has Android 11 OS, and Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 OS.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a much better display than Galaxy A30s, because it has a much greater count of pixels per inch of screen, a way higher 1236 x 2676 resolution and a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy A30s has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A30s also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a back facing camera with a much worse resolution and a way lower (Full HD) video definition, it also counts with a larger aperture.
Galaxy A30s features a battery performance that's just as good as Huawei nova 9 Pro's battery lifetime.
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