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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2013-09-25 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is a little bit better than Galaxy Note3, getting a 79.8 score against 77.7. The Galaxy A30s body is much newer, just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy Note3. These devices use Android OS, but the Galaxy A30s has an older 11 version and Galaxy Note3 has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Samsung Galaxy Note3 features a little sharper display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher display density and a better 1080 x 1920 resolution. Galaxy Note3 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A30s, although it has less cpu cores (but faster) and less RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A30s has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A30s features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a way higher resolution back facing camera and a much bigger camera aperture.
Galaxy A30s features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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