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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-15 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1019.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 490 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.46 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s is a bit better than the Google Nexus 6, having an 83.3 score against 81.1. Galaxy M30s's body is newer and somewhat thinner, but a bit heavier than Google Nexus 6. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but the Galaxy M30s has a newer 11 version and Google Nexus 6 has Android 5.1, giving you a couple additional features and a performance increase.
Google Nexus 6 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel number in each inch of display and a higher 2560 x 1440px resolution. Galaxy M30s has a much better storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30s also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
The Google Nexus 6 features a little better processing power than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Galaxy M30s features a really longer battery duration than Google Nexus 6, because it has an 86% bigger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M30s features a lot better camera than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a camera with a lot higher resolution.
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