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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 M30s has an overall score of 83.3, which is better than Huawei P9's global score of 72.9. The Samsung Galaxy M30s design is extremely newer than the Huawei P9's, but it is noticeably thicker and extremely heavier. The Huawei P9 has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixel count per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy M30s features a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB and 32 GB more internal storage. Huawei P9 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30s, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Galaxy M30s counts with a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. Galaxy M30s captures way better videos and photos than Huawei P9, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a lot bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a larger aperture to take better low light photography and videos.
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