Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-24 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a score of 83.3, which is a bit better than the Apple iPhone SE (2020)'s global score of 81.5. Even being the best in our current comparison, we must tell that it's also a somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier phone. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has Android 11 OS, while Apple iPhone SE (2020) has iOS 15.x OS.
The iPhone SE (2020) counts with a quite better processing power than Galaxy M30s, because although it has less cpu cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) features a little sharper display than Galaxy M30s, although it has a lot worse 750 x 1334px resolution, a lot smaller display and a quite inferior number of pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a much longer battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
Galaxy M30s has a much better camera than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rate and a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light photos, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and a much larger sensor shooting lot better quality pictures.
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