Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-09-16 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.84 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M30 is slightly better than Apple iPhone 7, getting a score of 82.4 against 81.6. The Samsung Galaxy M30 design is noticeably newer, but incredibly heavier and thicker than the Apple iPhone 7. The iPhone 7 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M30, although it has a way worse 750 x 1334 pixels resolution, a really smaller screen and a just a little lower display pixels density.
IPhone 7 has a little faster processor than Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less processing cores. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a bit bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone 7, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone 7, because it has a 155% larger battery capacity. IPhone 7 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a less MP camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger sensor shooting better quality pictures, a way better (4K) video resolution and a larger aperture.
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