Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-03-27 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 348.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 408 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 has a general score of 82.4, which is a bit better than Huawei P20 Pro's 81.4 score. The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a newer and just a little bit lighter device than the Huawei P20 Pro, but it is just a little bit thicker. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei P20 Pro has Android 10, giving a couple nice extra features and performance improvements.
Huawei P20 Pro counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2240px and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P20 Pro, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei P20 Pro counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30. Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has improved battery performance than Huawei P20 Pro, because it has a 25 percent more battery size. The Huawei P20 Pro shoots way better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a larger aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor.
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