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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-03 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Aurora, Black and Silver frost | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a global score of 85.9, which is better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition body is a lot newer than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it's just a little thicker and heavier. Galaxy A5 (2017) features a display that's very similar to Huawei P30 Pro New Edition's display, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better screen density.
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has 5 GB more RAM. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a way better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot more MP back facing camera, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera aperture for better images in low light environments.
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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