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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A30s is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note7, with a 79.8 score against 79.5. Samsung Galaxy A30s is a way newer phone, and it's also a bit thinner and a little lighter than Galaxy Note7. Samsung Galaxy Note7 features a much better display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and way more pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy A30s features a much bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy Note7, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy Note7's processor is just as good as the processing unit in Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although the Galaxy Note7 has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), they both have a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Galaxy A30s counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same camera aperture and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A30s also has a lot better 25 MP resolution back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy A30s has a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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