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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-02 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 has a global score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy M20's 78.9 global score. Even when the Galaxy A30 and Galaxy M20 were released only 1 months apart, the Galaxy A30 is somewhat thinner and lighter. Galaxy M20 counts with a display that is very similar to the screen in Samsung Galaxy A30, because although the Galaxy M20 has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little higher amount of pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 has a CPU that is very similar to the Galaxy A30 one, both of them have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. Galaxy A30 and Galaxy M20 both feature extremely similar memory to store more games and applications, they have the same 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A30 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A30 also has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos, a back camera with a better resolution and a larger sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs.
The Galaxy M20 features greater battery duration than Galaxy A30, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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