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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s is a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 79.8 score against 75.8. Galaxy A30s is a way newer cellphone, and it's also somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner than Galaxy A7 (2017). The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution and a greater screen density.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little faster processor than Galaxy A30s, although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Samsung Galaxy A30s captures slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a much higher 25 megapixels resolution camera and a bigger aperture.
Galaxy A30s has much more storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A30s features a little better battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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