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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P30 is a little bit better than Galaxy Note5, having a score of 81.7 against 80.2. The Huawei P30 is a a little lighter cellphone than the Galaxy Note5, but both are equally thin. The Galaxy Note5 has a little sharper screen than Huawei P30, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a little bit more pixels per screen inch.
Huawei P30 counts with a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei P30 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P30 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P30 captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P30 also has a larger aperture to take better low-light photos and videos, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Huawei P30 has superior battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3650mAh of battery capacity.
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