Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-27 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30s is slightly better than the Huawei P20, with a score of 79.8 against 78.1. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A30s has the older 11 version while Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Samsung Galaxy A30s design has the same thickness than the Huawei P20, but it is a bit heavier.
The Huawei P20 has a better looking display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater count of pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2244px. The Galaxy A30s has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P20, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A30s also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei P20 features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A30s. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 processing cores. Huawei P20 captures a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs and videos in low light situations, it also counts with a way better (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy A30s has superior battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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