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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-03-31 | 2019-09-20 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than the iPhone SE's score of 75.7. Samsung Galaxy A30s is a way heavier device than the iPhone SE, but both have the same thickness. Apple iPhone SE counts with a better screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lot smaller display and a way worse 640 x 1136px resolution, it also counts with a quite higher display density.
Samsung Galaxy A30s features a bit better processing unit than iPhone SE, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (although slower). Galaxy A30s captures a bit better videos and photos than iPhone SE, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A30s also has a lot larger diafragm aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments and a lot more MP camera.
The Galaxy A30s counts with a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone SE, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A30s also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy A30s features a way better battery duration than iPhone SE, because it has a 146% more battery capacity.
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