Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-13 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy J7 Star's 73.1 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A30s is a newer cellphone, and it is also a little bit lighter and thinner than Galaxy J7 Star. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A30s has an older 11 version and Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie.
Galaxy A30s features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 720 x 1560px, a just a little more pixels per screen inch and a bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy A30s features a little faster CPU than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy A30s also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A30s has greater battery life than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. Samsung Galaxy A30s takes clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a F1.7 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a camera with way more mega-pixels.
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