Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| 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 Google Pixel 2, getting an 82.4 score against 81.6. Although the Samsung Galaxy M30 is newer than the Google Pixel 2, it is somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker. The Google Pixel 2 features a slightly better screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Google Pixel 2 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Galaxy M30 counts with a much better battery life than Google Pixel 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Google Pixel 2 captures slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor which provides a better photo and video quality, a much better video quality and a larger camera aperture to take better low light photos and videos.
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