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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-03 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Aurora, Black and Silver frost | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 9.79 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has an overall score of 85.9, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S8's global score of 81.7. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition body is incredibly newer than the Galaxy S8's, but it's heavier and just a little thicker. Galaxy S8 features a little more vivid display than Huawei P30 Pro New Edition, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per inch in the display and a better 1440 x 2960 pixels resolution.
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with just a bit better processing power than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has 4 GB more RAM. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy S8, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has a lot larger sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photos, a back-facing camera with way more megapixels and a larger aperture to capture better images and videos in poorly lited situations.
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S8, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 40% larger battery size.
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