Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is better than HTC U Play's 73.5 overall score. Galaxy M30's construction is noticeably newer than HTC U Play's, but it's just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. HTC U Play counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel density.
The HTC U Play has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has 3 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a bigger storage to store more games and applications than HTC U Play, because although it has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy M30's camera is just as good as the HTC U Play one, because although the Galaxy M30 has a lower (Full HD) video quality and a less mega-pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better images in poorly lited situations. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a superior battery performance than HTC U Play, because it has a 100 percent larger battery size.
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