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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| 2018-07-06 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.34 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gray and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 433 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| 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 |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A30 is a bit better than the BlackBerry KEY2, getting a 79.6 score against 75.4. Even though Samsung Galaxy A30 and BlackBerry KEY2 were released with only 8 months difference, Samsung Galaxy A30's construction is a little bit thinner but just a little heavier. BlackBerry KEY2 has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1620px resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen.
The BlackBerry KEY2 features a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A30, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. BlackBerry KEY2 has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A30, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the BlackBerry KEY2 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
BlackBerry KEY2 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for taking images or videos in low light environments and a camera in the back with lot less megapixels resolution, and they both have a 0.36 inches sensor, the BlackBerry KEY2 also counts with a lot better video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has just a little better battery lifetime than BlackBerry KEY2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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