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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-04-05 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and Blue |
| Glass | Plastic |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2312 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 412 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei P30 Lite's score of 77. Although it's the best device in this review, it must be noted that it's also a a little bit heavier and thicker device. Both of these phones come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system), so both should give you identical operating system features.
The Huawei P30 Lite counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2312px resolution and a just a little better quantity of pixels in each inch of display. Huawei P30 Lite has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has as much memory capacity for games and applications as Huawei P30 Lite, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Huawei P30 Lite, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy M30's camera is just as good as the camera in Huawei P30 Lite, although the Galaxy M30 has a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a way less MP back facing camera, a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing images and/or video in poorly lited environments and a way tinier sensor taking lot lower quality videos and images.
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