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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Huawei P30 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
7.8
Huawei P30
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Huawei P30
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Apr 05, 2019
5.2-inch
6.1-inch
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3650 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm 		5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches
149.1 x 71.4 x 7.57 mm
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g) 5.82 oz (165.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal 		Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Splash; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Breathing, Crystal aurora, Black

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen-to-body
71.51 % 85.83 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-G76 MP10
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 3650 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm 		40 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1 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
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 32 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F 		Date approved: Mar 27, 2019
FCC ID value: QISELE-LX9
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg 		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

Buyers information

In The Box
22.5W Charger, Type-C Cable, 3.5 mm Headset, TPU Protective Case, Quick Start Guide, SIM Removal Tool, Warranty Card

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Mar 26, 2019

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
With 8 GB RAM
RAM 8GB
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