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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2021-10-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| 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+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| 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
Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than Huawei Nova 9, with a general score of 82.4 against 81. Galaxy M30's body is a little lighter than Huawei Nova 9, but it's just a little bit thicker and was released 3 years before. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei Nova 9 has Android 11 version, giving you lots of additional features.
Huawei Nova 9 has a display that's very similar to the Galaxy M30 one, because although the Huawei Nova 9 has a little lower display pixels density, it also counts with a little larger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340. Huawei Nova 9 has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Nova 9 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy M30 has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei Nova 9, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has superior battery performance than Huawei Nova 9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei Nova 9 shoots way better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a lot higher video definition and a much higher 50 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
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