Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P30 is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with a overall score of 81.7 against 75.8. The Huawei P30 body is extremely newer and a little bit thinner than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's a bit heavier. Huawei P30 has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a larger display.
Huawei P30 has a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei P30 features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P30 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P30 has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 22 percent greater battery capacity. Huawei P30 captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture for better photos and video in low-light environments, a lot higher (4K) video definition and a much better 40 MP resolution back facing camera.
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