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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 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 | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a bit better than Huawei P20's 78.1 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A30 body has the same thickness and weight than the Huawei P20. The Huawei P20 counts with a bit better looking display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Huawei P20 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A30. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores. Huawei P20 takes clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a much lower 12 MP resolution back camera and a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low-light photos and videos, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures and a way higher (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 features a greater storage to install games and applications than Huawei P20, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A30 features greater battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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