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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green | Black and Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 9.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, getting a score of 82.4 against 76.2. The Galaxy M30 body is a little bit thicker but lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G. Both phones in this review have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14.
Galaxy A16 5G has a little bit better display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower pixels density, it also counts with a bit larger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A16 5G counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and a camera in the back with a lot better 50 mega-pixels resolution. Galaxy A16 5G counts with a bit more storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A16 5G also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy M30 has a battery lifetime that's very similar to the battery life in Galaxy A16 5G.
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