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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2019-03-02 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Galaxy A30 is slightly better than the Galaxy S7, having a 79.6 score against 79.5. Galaxy A30's body is a lot newer and just a little bit thinner, but a little heavier than Galaxy S7. The Galaxy S7 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A30, although it has 4 less cores (although they are faster), they both have 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Galaxy S7 has a much more vibrant display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better screen density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Galaxy S7 captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a much less megapixels camera, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Galaxy S7 also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy A30 counts with a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A30 has improved battery lifetime than Galaxy S7, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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