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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-12-21 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| 10.23 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A12's 80.3 general score. Galaxy M30's body is a bit thinner and lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A12, even though it was released just a bit over a year before. Both phones in our current comparison have Android operating system, but Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy A12 has Android 10.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1080 x 2280px resolution and a greater pixel quantity in each inch in the screen. Galaxy A12 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy M30, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M30 features a little bit better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A12, because although it has a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A12 features a superior camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing images and video in low light environments, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also counts with a lot more mega pixels camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 and Galaxy A12 count with similar batteries.
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