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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-03-31 | 2019-09-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.44 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has an overall score of 83.3, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone SE's 75.7 score. Samsung Galaxy M30s's design is notably newer, but noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker than Apple iPhone SE. Samsung Galaxy M30s has a bit sharper display than iPhone SE, because it has a much higher 1080 x 2340px resolution, a much larger display and a little higher pixel density.
Galaxy M30s counts with a little bit better processing power than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and more processing cores. The Galaxy M30s captures way better photos and videos than iPhone SE, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy M30s also has a much more MP back camera, a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited environments and a much larger back camera sensor taking way better quality videos and pictures.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone SE, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a way better battery lifetime than iPhone SE, because it has a 269% more battery size.
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