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| Global Score | |
| 76.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-04-26 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.52 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is a bit better than Galaxy A70's global score of 76.9. Even though the Galaxy M30 and the Galaxy A70 were released with only a couple of months difference, Galaxy M30's construction is just a little bit thicker but also a bit lighter than the Galaxy A70. Both of these devices have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A70 has Android 10.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a screen that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A70 one, because although the Samsung Galaxy M30 has a little lower 1080 x 2280 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels in each display inch. The Samsung Galaxy A70 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy M30 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A70, although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video and a smaller camera sensor, they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate. Galaxy M30's storage to install applications and games is just as good as Galaxy A70's one, they have the same 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy A70, because it has an 11 percent bigger battery size.
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