Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-10-19 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 129.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 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 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a bit better than the Google Pixel 2, getting an 82.4 score against 81.6. Samsung Galaxy M30 is a newer cellphone than Google Pixel 2, although it's a bit thicker and heavier. The Google Pixel 2 counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. Google Pixel 2 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Google Pixel 2 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture, a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger sensor which gives a higher image and video quality. The Galaxy M30 counts with a much better battery duration than Google Pixel 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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