Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy M30, with an 88.7 score against 82.4. Apple iPhone 12's design is newer, just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M30. The Apple iPhone 12 has iOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPhone 12 has a superior processor than Galaxy M30, because although it has less processing cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPhone 12 has a much better screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution and a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a very superior memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
IPhone 12 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better photos in poorly lited situations. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a way better battery life than iPhone 12, because it has a 78 percent bigger battery capacity.
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