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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2016-10-20 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Pixel has a score of 80.2, which is slightly better than Galaxy A30's general score of 79.6. The Google Pixel is a noticeably older and thicker phone than the Galaxy A30, but Google managed to make it lighter anyway. Google Pixel and Galaxy A30 both have extremely similar CPUs, and although the Galaxy A30 has more cpu cores , they both have 4 GB of RAM.
Google Pixel features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. The Google Pixel has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and a back camera with way less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures and a lot higher video definition.
Galaxy A30 counts with a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Google Pixel, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a way better battery life than Google Pixel, because it has a 44% greater battery capacity.
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