Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than iPhone 7's overall score of 81.6. Samsung Galaxy M30 is a noticeably newer cellphone than the iPhone 7, but it's thicker and incredibly heavier. The iPhone 7 features a bit better screen than Galaxy M30, although it has a lot smaller display, a just a bit worse display density and a way lower resolution of 750 x 1334.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity for applications and games than iPhone 7, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Apple iPhone 7 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and lesser processing cores.
Galaxy M30 counts with a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 7, because it has a 155% larger battery size. The Apple iPhone 7 has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a back camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and videos, a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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