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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2015-12-16 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 A30 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), getting a overall score of 79.6 against 72.8. The Galaxy A30 design is noticeably newer and a bit lighter, but a little thicker than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016). Galaxy A30 has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy A30 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a larger display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a just a little greater amount of pixels in each inch of screen. The Galaxy A30 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A30 also has a more MP camera in the back and a bigger aperture.
Galaxy A30 has a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A30 counts with superior battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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