Huawei nova 3i vs Samsung Galaxy A30 Specs Comparison

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Huawei nova 3i Samsung Galaxy A30
Released · Aug 18, 2018
Released · Mar 02, 2019
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3340 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
157.6 x 75.2 x 7.6 mm
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.29% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3340 mAh 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information) 5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP (Dual-Camera) 16 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 14, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA305F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.32 W/kg
Body: 0.52 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

Alternative variants

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Memory 3GB/32GB
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