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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2019-03-02 | 2016-06-10 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| 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 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, getting a score of 79.6 against 75.8. Samsung Galaxy A30's construction is extremely newer, much thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. Galaxy S7 Active counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch of display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Galaxy S7 Active counts with a CPU that's very similar to Galaxy A30's processor, and although the Galaxy S7 Active has 4 lesser CPU cores , they both have the same RAM memory amount. The Galaxy A30 features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB and 32 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy A30 and Galaxy S7 Active both feature similar batteries. Galaxy S7 Active's camera is just as good as Galaxy A30's camera, because although the Galaxy S7 Active has a much lower resolution camera in the back, and they both have a same size camera aperture, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
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