Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Galaxy A30 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's global score of 75.5. Even though the Galaxy A30 is newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it's a bit heavier and just a bit thicker. The Huawei P9 Plus features a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A30. Both have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A30, although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little bit worse screen density and a quite smaller display. Galaxy A30 has slightly more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A30 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A30 features a slightly better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A30 also counts with a bigger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photographs, a lot bigger aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments and a lot more mega-pixels camera.
The Galaxy A30 has improved battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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