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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-05 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 has an overall score of 79.6, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A20s's 77 overall score. Even when the Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A20s were released only a couple months apart, the Galaxy A30 is a little thinner and just a little lighter. The Galaxy A30 and Samsung Galaxy A20s have extremely similar processors, they have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 features a sharper screen than Galaxy A20s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a way better number of pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A20s and the Galaxy A30 both count with similar storage for applications, games, photos and videos, both have equal internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A20s and Galaxy A30 feature extremely similar batteries performance. The Galaxy A30 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A20s, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A30 also has a larger camera aperture, a camera with more mega pixels and a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
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