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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2019-03-02 | 2017-11-03 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.72 |
| 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
The iPhone X is much better than Samsung Galaxy A30, having an 88.1 score against 79.6. The iPhone X is a a bit heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A30, but they are equally thin. IPhone X features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel number per display inch and a little bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436.
IPhone X features more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. IPhone X features a superior hardware performance than Galaxy A30, because although it has less processing cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPhone X captures a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and video in low light situations, a smaller camera sensor taking lower quality images and a back facing camera with a much lower resolution, it also counts with a lot better video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 features a way better battery performance than iPhone X, because it has a 47% bigger battery size.
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