Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Charcoal black and Ocean blue | Black and Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M20, with a global score of 82.4 against 78.9. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy M20 has Android 10. The Samsung Galaxy M30 body is just a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy M20, even when they were released with only 1 months difference.
Galaxy M30 counts with a display that is very similar to the display in Galaxy M20, because although the Galaxy M30 has a quite lower 1080 x 2280 resolution and a quite inferior quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bigger display. The Galaxy M30 features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M20, and although they both have an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features a bit better performance than Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has more RAM. The Galaxy M20 and the Samsung Galaxy M30 both feature similar batteries performance. The Samsung Galaxy M30 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy M20. Both have a camera in the back with a 13 mega pixels resolution, a same size sensor, the same video frame rate, the same video quality and a same size diafragm aperture.
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