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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| 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 3 is slightly better than the Galaxy A30, with an 80 score against 79.6. Although Google Pixel 3 and Galaxy A30 were released with only a couple of months difference, the Google Pixel 3 construction is somewhat lighter but a little bit thicker than Galaxy A30. The Google Pixel 3 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A30. They have the same RAM amount and 8 CPU cores.
Google Pixel 3 has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A30 features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Google Pixel 3 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution and a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution and a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Samsung Galaxy A30 features a really longer battery performance than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 37 percent greater battery capacity.
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