Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-05-03 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.35 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 is much better than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), with an 82.4 score against 73.1. Galaxy M30 is a a bit lighter cellphone than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), but they are equally thin. These phones work with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system), so you shouldn't perceive any difference regarding that.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a quite higher screen density. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) features a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB.
Galaxy M30 counts with a bit better performance than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M30 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) takes a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have a 13 MP resolution back-facing camera, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M30's battery life is very similar to the battery lifetime in Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1).
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