Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) vs Huawei P30 Specs Comparison

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6.5
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)
7.8
Huawei P30
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Huawei P30
Released · Jul 04, 2017
Released · Apr 05, 2019
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
3650 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 06, 2017 Mar 26, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches
149.1 x 71.4 x 7.57 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
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, Gold, Silver, Pink Breathing, Crystal aurora, Black

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.39% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 85.83% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3650 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge
Charge speed
Wired: 22.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.7
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
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 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), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
40 34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 03, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ530F
Date approved: Mar 27, 2019
FCC ID value: QISELE-LX9
Measured SAR
Head: 0.12 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.01 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

Alternative variants

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