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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2020-09-10 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Glacier |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.46 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo's 78.8 general score. Even though Samsung Galaxy A30 is older and much thicker than Microsoft Surface Duo, it's body is still way lighter. Microsoft Surface Duo has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a larger display and a better resolution of 1800 x 2700px.
Microsoft Surface Duo features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A30 features a little bit better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same video quality, the Galaxy A30 also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video and a much higher resolution camera.
Galaxy A30 features a little longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Duo, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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