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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-04-15 | 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 |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Blue |
| Metal; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, 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 |
| 8.03 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 is better than the Huawei P8 Max, with an 82.4 score against 72.6. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0 version, giving some nice extra features. The Samsung Galaxy M30 body is noticeably newer and a lot lighter, but also thicker than the Huawei P8 Max.
Galaxy M30 has just a little better performance than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a higher number of cores (but slower) and 3 GB more RAM. The Huawei P8 Max features just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower screen density and a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a bit larger screen.
Galaxy M30 counts with a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P8 Max, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 features just a bit longer battery life than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a 15 percent more battery size.
Galaxy M30 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, a camera with a 13 MP and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M30 also has a larger aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited environments.
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