Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-09-16 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 969.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 7 Plus is just a bit better than the Galaxy M30, having an 83.8 score against 82.4. Although iPhone 7 Plus is older and just a little bit heavier than the Galaxy M30, it's construction is still thinner. IPhone 7 Plus counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy M30 has a little bit better memory for games and applications than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Apple iPhone 7 Plus counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less CPU cores (although faster).
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a superior battery life than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 72% more battery capacity. The Apple iPhone 7 Plus shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality, a larger aperture for better low light images and videos and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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