Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 8's overall score of 77.4. The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a way newer and a little bit lighter cellphone than the Huawei Mate 8, although it is also just a little thicker. Huawei Mate 8 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy M30, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2280 resolution, a little bit better quantity of pixels per display inch and a bit bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a better memory to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 8 takes clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Huawei Mate 8 also counts with a back-facing camera with more megapixels and higher 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Galaxy M30 has superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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