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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 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 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone XR, getting an 82.4 score against 82. Samsung Galaxy M30's construction has the same thickness than Apple iPhone XR, but it is somewhat lighter. The Apple iPhone XR has just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a bit worse pixel density, a way worse resolution of 828 x 1792 and a quite smaller display.
The iPhone XR features a quite better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPhone XR captures better videos and photos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger aperture.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone XR, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 has a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XR, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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