Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Huawei P30 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 192g
  • 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
  • Larger display: 6.47in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 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 90.9 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a231 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 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 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Huawei P30 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3300 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 903-1000 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2188912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69352259
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU464193195913
GPU863947159297
Memory268952117921
UX306789128557
NanoReview Score1903881601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.n/a40 °C
Stability47 %48 %
Graphics Test104 fps14 fps
Graphics Score175322490
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing score2121810855
Web score184187067
Video editing79785710
Data manipulation157537553
NanoReview Score175018525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 24.1 GB 13.4 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 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 (59% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing07:07 h08:25 h
Video Playback15:32 h13:36 h
Games05:03 h05:24 h
Standby Mode83 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom 135 Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 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
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.4
Focal length67 mm125 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.941/4
Pixel size1 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 (Snapdragon)
134
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a

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 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 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
130

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 BandsUMTS 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 n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
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 ($) n/a 1000
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
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 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

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

Results

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

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