Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-07-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Blue |
| Metal and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is better than the Huawei P8max, getting a global score of 82.4 against 72.1. Although Galaxy M30 is thicker than Huawei P8max, it's noticeably lighter and also newer. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P8max has Android 5.1 Lollipop version, so it provides the user some extra features and enhanced performance.
The Huawei P8max features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy M30 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a just a bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a bigger aperture to take better low light captures.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P8max, because it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy M30 has just a little better battery lifetime than Huawei P8max, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4360mAh.
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