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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Huawei P30 Pro

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
VS
54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Huawei P30 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy), vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 501ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 232g
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Huawei P30 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S24 Ultra
vs
Huawei P30 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 501 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 570 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1445 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)480 Hz231 Hz
Response time1 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.3 mm (6.39 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 79 mm (3.11 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
88.5 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Huawei P30 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3390 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1536 360
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
2271
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
7119
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2271912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71192259
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
1954703
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU432608195913
GPU801870159297
Memory418926117921
UX301299128557
NanoReview Score1954703601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
16056
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.46.8 °C40 °C
Stability59 %48 %
Graphics Test96 fps14 fps
Graphics Score160562490
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
18029
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing score2259010855
Web score183257067
Video editing80005710
Data manipulation159217553
NanoReview Score180298525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 28 GB 13.4 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (69% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
26:30
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing10:18 h08:25 h
Video Playback18:00 h13:36 h
Games05:51 h05:24 h
Standby Mode122 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 240 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP2Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.31/1.7
Pixel size0.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.4
Focal length111 mm125 mm
SensorSony IMX854n/a
Sensor size1/2.521/4
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/2.7
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
137
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
144
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Bokeh70n/a
Preview82n/a
Zoom145n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 29 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.8
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
130

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
93 dB
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 1000
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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