Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 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 | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M30 is a bit better than Huawei P20, having an 82.4 score against 78.1. Although the Samsung Galaxy M30 is newer than Huawei P20, it is just a bit thicker and just a little heavier. Both of these devices work with the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system, so both should give you very similar OS features.
Huawei P20 features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei P20 has just a bit better display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel quantity per inch in the display.
Huawei P20 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a worse 12 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a bigger diafragm aperture and a much better video quality.
The Galaxy M30 counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy M30 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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