Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-27 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 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, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Galaxy M30s is slightly better than the Huawei P20, having an 83.3 score against 78.1. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but Galaxy M30s has older 11 version while Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy M30s is a newer phone than the Huawei P20, although it is somewhat thicker and heavier.
The Galaxy M30s features a processing unit that's very similar to the Huawei P20 one, both have 4 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores. Huawei P20 counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2244px, it also counts with a little higher display pixels density.
Galaxy M30s has more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P20, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a superior battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has a 76% greater battery capacity.
Galaxy M30s takes better photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a bigger camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.