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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-12-11 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.06 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.44 |
| 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s is a little bit better than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), with an 83.3 score against 77.4. Even though the Galaxy M30s is newer than the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), it's just a little thicker and a bit heavier. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but Galaxy M30s has the older 11 version and Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, although it has a little bit inferior pixels amount per inch of screen, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a bit smaller screen. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has an external memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy M30s's processor is very similar to Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2)'s processor, and although the Samsung Galaxy M30s has 2 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Samsung Galaxy M30s has improved battery performance than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M30s captures better videos and photos than Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
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