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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2312 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 412 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Huawei P30 Lite is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a general score of 77 against 75.8. The Huawei P30 Lite body has the same weight than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is a little thinner. Huawei P30 Lite has a screen that is just as good as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s display, because although the Huawei P30 Lite has a just a little lower screen density, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2312 resolution.
Huawei P30 Lite has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P30 Lite also has 1 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a bit better camera than Huawei P30 Lite, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video quality, a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and a camera with much less mega pixels resolution.
Huawei P30 Lite features a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Huawei P30 Lite has a bit better battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3340mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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