Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-10-20 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than the Huawei Nova 9, getting an 82.4 score against 81. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei Nova 9 has Android 11 version, so it counts with a couple additional features and performance tweaks. Despite of the fact Samsung Galaxy M30 is much older and a bit thicker than Huawei Nova 9, it's construction is still a bit lighter.
Huawei Nova 9 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy M30 counts with a display that is just as good as Huawei Nova 9's screen, because although the Galaxy M30 has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2280 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a lot better 50 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera. Galaxy M30 has a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has greater battery duration than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 16 percent greater battery capacity.
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