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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-10-20 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 869.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 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 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than Google Pixel XL, getting a general score of 82.4 against 81.3. Galaxy M30 is a much newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than Google Pixel XL, although it's a bit heavier. Galaxy M30 features a little bit better performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has 4 more cpu cores (but slower) and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Google Pixel XL features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M30 has a very superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel XL, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The Google Pixel XL features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels camera in the back and a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures, it also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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