Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is much better than Huawei P9's 72.9 score. Galaxy M30 is a way newer phone than the Huawei P9, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Huawei P9 features a little better processing power than Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Huawei P9 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels density. The Galaxy M30 has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a really longer battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 67 percent more battery size. Huawei P9 takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting images or video in low-light situations, a worse resolution back facing camera and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality photos.
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