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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a bit better than Huawei P9, with a 79.6 score against 72.9. The Samsung Galaxy A30 design is incredibly newer, but heavier and just a bit thicker than the Huawei P9. Huawei P9 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel number per inch in the display.
The Huawei P9 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A30, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Galaxy A30 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A30 also counts with a way more mega pixels back-facing camera, a lot bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy A30 features much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P9, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB and more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A30 has greater battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 33% larger battery size.
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