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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-06-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.35 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s has an overall score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A21's 76.1 score. The Galaxy A30s body is a little thinner and lighter than Samsung Galaxy A21, despite of the fact that it was released only 9 months before. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy A30s has the newer 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A21 has Android 10 version.
The Samsung Galaxy A21 has a little bit better screen than Galaxy A30s, because it has a slightly better 720 x 1600 resolution, a little bit larger display and a quite better pixel quantity per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy A21 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A30s, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy A30s counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A21, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy A30s also has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a bigger aperture. The Galaxy A30s has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A21, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A30s also has 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A21's battery performance is very similar to the battery performance in Samsung Galaxy A30s.
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