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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 is slightly better than Huawei nova 3, getting a general score of 79.6 against 76.3. Galaxy A30's construction is a bit thicker but a little bit lighter than Huawei nova 3, and they were released with only a couple months difference. The Huawei nova 3 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3 also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 3 has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a quite greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei nova 3 counts with a greater storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A30, because although it has a SD card slot that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has a little longer battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3750mAh. Huawei nova 3 captures slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for capturing photos or videos in low-light environments, and they both have a back camera with a 16 megapixels resolution, the Huawei nova 3 also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution.
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