Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-05-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is better than the Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL)'s general score of 74.5. These phones come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so you shouldn't see any difference regarding OS features. Galaxy M30's construction is newer than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL)'s, but it's a little thicker and a bit heavier.
The Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2246 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater display density. The Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) counts with a little bit better memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 1,95 TB.
The Galaxy M30 has a CPU that is just as good as the Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) one, both have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) captures a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a lower 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality, a bigger camera aperture to take better captures and videos in low-light situations and a larger sensor.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much longer battery life than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), because it has a 52% larger battery size.
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