Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-03-02 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A30 is just a bit better than the Galaxy S7 edge, with a 79.6 score against 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a just a little heavier phone than the Galaxy S7 edge, but they are 0.3inches thick. Galaxy S7 edge counts with a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Galaxy S7 edge has a bit faster processor than Galaxy A30, although it has 4 lesser cpu cores , they both have a 4 GB RAM memory. The Galaxy S7 edge features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a camera in the back with way less mega pixels, and they both have the same aperture, the Galaxy S7 edge also counts with a bigger sensor which offers a higher image and video quality and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy A30 features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A30 counts with a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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