Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-24 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 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 + 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than iPhone SE (2020)'s score of 81.5. Galaxy M30 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPhone SE (2020) has iOS 15.x operating system. Despite being the best in this comparison review, the Galaxy M30 is an older, somewhat heavier and thicker phone than iPhone SE (2020).
The iPhone SE (2020) counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy M30, although it has a little bit lower pixels density, a way worse 750 x 1334 resolution and a lot smaller screen. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) features a better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much better storage to install games and applications than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The iPhone SE (2020) takes better videos and photos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lower 12 MP resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way higher video quality, a larger back-facing camera sensor and a larger aperture to take better low light photography and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much better battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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