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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.34 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gray and Red | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1620 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 433 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s is just a bit better than the BlackBerry KEY2, getting a score of 79.8 against 75.4. Galaxy A30s's construction is newer and a little bit thinner, but also a bit heavier than BlackBerry KEY2. BlackBerry KEY2 counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1620 resolution and much more pixels per inch in the display.
The BlackBerry KEY2 has a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the BlackBerry KEY2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A30s has a little bit better camera than BlackBerry KEY2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A30s also has a camera with a lot better 25 mega-pixels resolution and a bigger camera aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a little bit more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than BlackBerry KEY2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than BlackBerry KEY2, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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