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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-03-02 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 has an overall score of 88.7, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A30's 79.6 general score. The iPhone 12 design is newer, a bit lighter and a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A30. IPhone 12 features a superior CPU than Galaxy A30, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
IPhone 12 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen and a bit higher 1170 x 2532 resolution. IPhone 12 takes slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography in low-light situations and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy A30 has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A30 also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A30 has a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2815mAh.
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