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| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-11-03 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1149.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 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 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.17 | 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 (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 | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.72 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone X has a score of 88.1, which is a bit better than the Galaxy M30's 82.4 general score. IPhone X's body has the same weight than the Galaxy M30, but it's just a little bit thinner. The iPhone X has a superior performance than Galaxy M30, because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPhone X counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels and a just a little better pixels density. Apple iPhone X counts with a better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a less megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a much better (4K) video definition, a bigger sensor which gives a higher image and video quality and a larger camera aperture.
Galaxy M30 features a little bit better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone X, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a way better battery performance than iPhone X, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2716mAh.
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