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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Lumia 950 XL's 75 score. The Samsung Galaxy M30 construction is noticeably newer, but just a little bit thicker and just a little heavier than Lumia 950 XL. The Samsung Galaxy M30 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile OS.
The Galaxy M30 has just a bit better processing power than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 3 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores. Lumia 950 XL counts with a better looking display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and more pixels per display inch.
The Lumia 950 XL takes better videos and photos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Lumia 950 XL also has a way more megapixels back camera, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot bigger sensor taking way better quality videos and photos. The Galaxy M30 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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