Huawei Honor 30 vs Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    I8530 Galaxy Beam: 39.7 g lighter

    Honor 30:
    185 g
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    145.3 g
  • Width

    I8530 Galaxy Beam: 10 mm narrower

    Honor 30:
    74.2 mm
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    64.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    I8530 Galaxy Beam: 2.53 in smaller diagonal

    Honor 30:
    6.53 in
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    4 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor 30:
    Quad
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    Single
  • Depth

    Honor 30: 4.4 mm thinner

    Honor 30:
    8.1 mm
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    12.5 mm
  • Height

    I8530 Galaxy Beam: 36.3 mm shorter

    Honor 30:
    160.3 mm
    I8530 Galaxy Beam:
    124 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Honor 30

    Height:
    160.3 mm +36.3 mm versus I8530 Galaxy Beam
    Width:
    74.2 mm +10 mm versus I8530 Galaxy Beam
    Depth:
    8.1 mm
  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    Height:
    124 mm
    Width:
    64.2 mm
    Depth:
    12.5 mm +4.4 mm versus Honor 30

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Honor 30

    185 g

    +39.7 g versus I8530 Galaxy Beam

  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    145.3 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Honor 30

    Screen diagonal:
    6.53 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    20:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    102.9 cm²
  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

Honor 30 has approximately 126.1% more rectangular screen area than I8530 Galaxy Beam.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Honor 30, I8530 Galaxy Beam, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor 30I8530 Galaxy Beam
128 GB 6 / 8 GB RAM Alternative RAM configurations Unknown
256 GB 8 GB RAM Unknown
I8530 Galaxy Beam: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Honor 30

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details NM (Nano Memory) · up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Honor 30

    4000 mAh

    +2000 mAh versus I8530 Galaxy Beam

  2. 2. I8530 Galaxy Beam

    2000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Honor 302. I8530 Galaxy Beam

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor 30, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationHonor 30I8530 Galaxy Beam
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 160.3 Х 74.2 Х 8.1 mm
  • 124 Х 64.2 Х 12.5 mm
Weight
  • 185 g
  • 145.3 g
Technology
  • OLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6.53" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2400 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128GB 6GB RAM
  • 128GB 8GB RAM
  • 256GB 8GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • NM (Nano Memory)
  • up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); Magic UI 3.1
  • Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset
  • HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
  • NovaThor U8500
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor 30, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationHonor 30I8530 Galaxy Beam
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 102.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 20:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 86.6%
  • 57.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 403 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor 30, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationHonor 30I8530 Galaxy Beam
Rear camera, main
  • 40 MP
  • Quad
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 40 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 27mm (wide)
  • 1/1.7''
  • PDAF -Periscope 8 MP
  • f/3.4
  • 125mm (telephoto)
  • PDAF
  • OIS
  • 5x optical zoom -8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP
  • (depth)
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 2160p
  • 1080p; gyro-EIS
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 32 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 32 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.8''
  • 0.8µm
  • 1.3 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Honor 30, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationHonor 30I8530 Galaxy Beam
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-G77
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 2000
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor 30, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationHonor 30I8530 Galaxy Beam
Release date
  • 2020
  • April 15
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Titanium silver
  • Emerald Green
  • Midnight Black
  • Icelandic Frost
  • Neon purple
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 400 EUR
  • 240 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 760 h (2G) / Up to 760 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor 30, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationHonor 30I8530 Galaxy Beam
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 6(900)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 9(1800)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 26(850)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) -5G - 5G band 1(2100)
  • 41(2500)
  • 77(3700)
  • 78(3500)
  • 79(4700); SA/NSA
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A
  • 5G
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with dual-band A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 5.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.36 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor 30, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationHonor 30I8530 Galaxy Beam
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor 30, I8530 Galaxy Beam.
SpecificationHonor 30I8530 Galaxy Beam
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (under display
  • optical)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast charging 40W -Reverse charging 5W
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Built-in nHD projector