Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Galaxy M30 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, getting an 82.4 score against 76.3. The Galaxy M30 construction is thicker and a little heavier than the Huawei nova 3. Both phones in this review include Android OS, but the Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version, giving some extra features.
The Huawei nova 3 features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy M30. They have 8 cpu cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Huawei nova 3 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Galaxy M30 features a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 features greater battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
Huawei nova 3 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a lot better video resolution, a more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos.
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