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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has a score of 81.7, which is a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 score. Huawei P30's body is newer, a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little more vivid screen than Huawei P30, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher screen pixel density.
The Huawei P30 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P30 also has more RAM. Huawei P30 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for capturing images or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a much higher video quality and a lot better 40 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P30, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. Huawei P30 has improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3650mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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