Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2021-06-25 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Amber Red, Emerald Green, Frost Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 670, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 17.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than the Honor 50 Pro, getting an 82.4 score against 77. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Honor 50 Pro has Android 11 version, giving lots of additional features and some performance improvements. Samsung Galaxy M30 is a way older and just a little thicker cellphone than Honor 50 Pro, but Samsung could make it a bit lighter anyway.
The Honor 50 Pro features a little bit better screen than Galaxy M30, because it has a just a bit better display pixel density, a quite bigger display and a slightly higher 1236 x 2676 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy M30 has just a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Honor 50 Pro, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Honor 50 Pro counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Honor 50 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM. The Honor 50 Pro shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same aperture, the Honor 50 Pro also has a lot better (4K) video resolution and a camera with a much higher 108 mega pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features improved battery lifetime than Honor 50 Pro, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
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