Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.88 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is slightly better than Google Pixel 3's score of 80. Even though Samsung Galaxy M30 is a better cellphone than Google Pixel 3, it must be told that it is also heavier and just a little bit thicker. The Google Pixel 3 has a little bit better screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a bit better pixels amount per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Google Pixel 3 has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy M30, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Google Pixel 3 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lesser mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much better video quality, a larger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in low-light situations and a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy M30 has a really longer battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 72% bigger battery capacity.
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