Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Huawei P20's 78.1 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A30 body has the same thickness and weight than the Huawei P20. Huawei P20 has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 2244 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has a greater memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P20, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei P20 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A30. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
The Huawei P20 takes clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a back camera with a much worse 12 MP resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way better (4K) video definition and a bigger camera sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality.
The Galaxy A30 features improved battery life than Huawei P20, because it has an 18 percent greater battery size.
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