Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-06-13 | 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 | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 20.26 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.63 | 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 | |
| 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
Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than Asus ZenFone 5z, with an 82.4 score against 75.3. Galaxy M30's design is just a little thicker and just a little bit heavier than Asus ZenFone 5z. Asus ZenFone 5z features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2246 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher pixels density.
Asus ZenFone 5z features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ZenFone 5z also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy M30 has a very superior camera than Asus ZenFone 5z, although it has lower video frame rate, a tinier back camera sensor taking worse quality photos and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photos, they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Asus ZenFone 5z has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M30 has a much better battery lifetime than Asus ZenFone 5z, because it has a 52% greater battery capacity.
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