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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2021-08-11 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Galaxy Z Fold 3 is much better than Galaxy A30, getting a 90.6 score against 79.6. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 design is much newer and thinner, but also a lot heavier than the Galaxy A30. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has more RAM.
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy A30 both count with very similar screens, because although the Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a just a little inferior pixel number in each screen inch, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1768 x 2208 and a bigger display. The Galaxy A30 counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a way bigger aperture for better low light images and videos and a camera with a lot higher 16 mega pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a 10% more battery capacity.
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