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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-10-20 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.72 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 M30s is slightly better than the Google Pixel, having a general score of 83.3 against 80.2. The Samsung Galaxy M30s design is much newer, but just a bit thicker and heavier than Google Pixel. Google Pixel has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy M30s has a greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Google Pixel, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with just a bit better performance than Google Pixel, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a larger number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a much better battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has a 117% more battery capacity. Galaxy M30s takes much better pictures and videos than Google Pixel, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, a same size aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M30s also has a back camera with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
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