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| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-18 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 194.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 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 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | |
| 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 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
Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel 3 XL's global score of 80.7. Even though the Galaxy M30 and the Google Pixel 3 XL were released only 5 months apart, Galaxy M30's design is a little bit lighter but also just a bit thicker than the Google Pixel 3 XL.
The Google Pixel 3 XL has a little bit better display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. The Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy M30, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a superior storage to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Google Pixel 3 XL shoots a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a lesser megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way higher video quality, a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a bigger back camera sensor.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior battery performance than Google Pixel 3 XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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