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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2018-10-18 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 157.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A30, with a global score of 80 against 79.6. The Google Pixel 3 body is a little bit thicker but somewhat lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A30, and they were released with only a couple of months difference. Google Pixel 3 features a bit better performance than Galaxy A30. Both have 8 cpu cores and 4 GB of RAM.
The Google Pixel 3 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels in each display inch. The Galaxy A30 features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A30 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has a way better battery duration than Google Pixel 3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Google Pixel 3 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light photography and video and a camera in the back with way less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition and a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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