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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018-03-27 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 408 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 | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 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 | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Huawei P20 Pro is slightly better than the Galaxy A30, having a general score of 81.4 against 79.6. Even being the best in this comparison review, we must note that it's also older, just a little bit thicker and just a little heavier. Huawei P20 Pro counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P20 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM.
Huawei P20 Pro has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2240 pixels, it also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. Huawei P20 Pro takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution, a way larger sensor providing a way higher image quality and a back camera with a much higher 40 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy A30 has a greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. The Huawei P20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A30 count with quite similar batteries duration.
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