Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 is just a bit better than the Galaxy M30, having an 88.7 score against 82.4. IPhone 12's construction is newer, thinner and a little lighter than the Galaxy M30. The iPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy M30 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Apple iPhone 12 features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel number per inch in the screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1170 x 2532.
The iPhone 12 has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 2 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M30 features a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 12, because it has a 78% greater battery size. Apple iPhone 12 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a worse resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments and a much better video definition.
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