Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than the Galaxy J7 Prime 2, with a score of 82.4 against 75.3. Both phones we compare here use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Samsung Galaxy M30 construction is a little bit heavier and a little thicker than the Galaxy J7 Prime 2. Samsung Galaxy M30 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a quite worse pixel number in each display inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2280 resolution and a larger screen.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features a bit faster processor than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy J7 Prime 2 and the Galaxy M30 feature extremely similar cameras, and although the Galaxy M30 has a smaller back-facing camera sensor, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video quality, a same size aperture and a back camera with a 13 mega-pixels resolution.
Galaxy M30 features a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a 52 percent bigger battery capacity.
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