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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 7 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A30s, with an 81.6 score against 79.8. Even though the Apple iPhone 7 is way older than the Samsung Galaxy A30s, it's body is somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner. Apple iPhone 7 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite lower 750 x 1334 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
IPhone 7 has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A30s, although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a little bit better memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 7, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The iPhone 7 has a camera that's just as good as the Galaxy A30s one, because although the iPhone 7 has a tinier aperture which is not good for low light captures and videos and a camera with a way lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition. The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a really longer battery duration than iPhone 7, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 1960mAh.
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