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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-04-05 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Amber sunrise, Aurora, Black and Breathing crystal | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A51 is just a bit better than the Huawei P30 Pro, getting an 85.5 score against 82.1. The Samsung Galaxy A51 body is lighter and just a bit thinner than Huawei P30 Pro, even when they were released only 9 months apart. Galaxy A51 has a screen that's very similar to the Huawei P30 Pro one, and although the Galaxy A51 has a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bit better screen pixel density, they both have a same size screen.
Huawei P30 Pro counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A51, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P30 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Huawei P30 Pro counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A51, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution and a back facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in low light situations.
The Galaxy A51 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P30 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A51 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Huawei P30 Pro features a bit better battery life than Galaxy A51, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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