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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-07 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 186.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 615 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A30 has an overall score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel 3a's score of 78.8. Even though Samsung Galaxy A30 and Google Pixel 3a were only released 2 months apart, Samsung Galaxy A30's construction is just a little thinner but also somewhat heavier than Google Pixel 3a.
The Google Pixel 3a has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite better pixel density. Galaxy A30 counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A30 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Google Pixel 3a features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30. Both have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Google Pixel 3a has a bit better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for taking photos and videos in low light environments and a back facing camera with lot less mega pixels, it also counts with a bigger sensor shooting higher quality photos and a lot better (4K) video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has superior battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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