Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-04-24 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9 | 10.35 |
| 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 + 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 is slightly better than the iPhone SE (2020), with an 82.4 score against 81.5. Samsung Galaxy M30 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPhone SE (2020) counts with iOS 15.x OS. Although it's the best in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy M30 is an older, somewhat thicker and heavier device than the iPhone SE (2020).
Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has less RAM memory and lesser cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor. IPhone SE (2020) has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a lot smaller display, a lot worse 750 x 1334 resolution and a bit inferior number of pixels per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone SE (2020), because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy M30 counts with a much better battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 1821mAh.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition, a bigger aperture to capture better photography in low-light environments and a larger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality.
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