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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-06-03 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Aurora, Black and Silver frost |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 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 | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 Pro New Edition is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 85.9 score against 75.8. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is a notably newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's heavier and just a bit thicker. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with a display that's very similar to Galaxy A5 (2017)'s display, because although the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition has a just a bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a larger display.
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage. The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P30 Pro New Edition also has a higher amount of RAM.
Huawei P30 Pro New Edition features a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a much higher (4K) video definition. Huawei P30 Pro New Edition counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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