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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-05 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 504.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 | |
| 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 is slightly better than the Huawei P30, having an 81.7 score against 81.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S8 is older and a little bit thicker than the Huawei P30, it's body is still a little lighter. The Galaxy S8 counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei P30, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a greater pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P30, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei P30 features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei P30 also has more RAM.
Huawei P30 counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 22 percent larger battery size. The Huawei P30 has a much better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei P30 also counts with a back camera with a lot better resolution and a much larger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photographs.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a great choice.
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