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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-03-07 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.72 x 2.73 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink, Silver and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A30 has a score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than Huawei P10's overall score of 75.5. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A30 is newer than Huawei P10, it is heavier and a bit thicker. Huawei P10 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A30. Both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Huawei P10 has a little sharper display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater display density. The Galaxy A30's camera is just as good as the Huawei P10 one, and although the Galaxy A30 has a way bigger camera aperture and a much higher resolution camera, they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P10, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A30 features greater battery performance than Huawei P10, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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