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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-03-02 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A30, having a score of 81.6 against 79.6. Google Pixel 2's construction is somewhat lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A30, although it is just a little thicker and was released around 17 months before. The Google Pixel 2 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30. They have a Octa-Core CPU and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Google Pixel 2 has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a quite better screen density. Google Pixel 2 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light captures and video and a much lower resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot higher video quality.
Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 2, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A30 features a much longer battery duration than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 48 percent more battery capacity.
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