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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A30 is a little bit better than Huawei nova 9 Pro, having a overall score of 79.6 against 79.3. Although the Samsung Galaxy A30 is older than the Huawei nova 9 Pro, it's design is a little thinner and lighter. Huawei nova 9 Pro has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A30, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a bit larger screen, a little higher resolution of 1236 x 2676px and a just a little better screen density. Galaxy A30 counts with a bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features a camera that is very similar to the Galaxy A30 one, because although the Huawei nova 9 Pro has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for capturing images and video in low light situations, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with a lot better 50 megapixels resolution.
Huawei nova 9 Pro features a battery duration that is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A30's battery duration.
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