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| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-29 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 has a score of 79.6, which is a bit better than Galaxy J7 Refine's overall score of 72.7. Galaxy A30 is a somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter phone than the Galaxy J7 Refine, even when both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Galaxy A30 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A30 also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy A30 features a better screen than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a way greater pixels density, a way higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A30 captures clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same video quality and a F1.7 camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a better resolution camera and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
The Galaxy A30 features improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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