Huawei P30 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 26, 2019	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$720

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 71.4 x 7.57 mm	5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g)	5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Breathing, Crystal aurora, Black	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 630
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3650 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
40 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 80 mm
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
32 MP (HDR)	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 27, 2019 FCC ID value: QISELE-LX9	Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg Body: 0.54 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.04 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.63 W/kg Phablet: 1.82 W/kg	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

With 8 GB RAM

Memory	8GB

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$820

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

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