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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel 3a XL's score of 78.9. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy M30 is an a little bit heavier and just a little thicker phone than Google Pixel 3a XL. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Google Pixel 3a XL has Android 11.
The Google Pixel 3a XL and Galaxy M30 have very similar displays, because although the Google Pixel 3a XL has a quite smaller display and a little lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater pixel quantity per inch in the display. Galaxy M30 counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Google Pixel 3a XL features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Google Pixel 3a XL has a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a much higher video quality, a bigger camera sensor which offers a higher image and video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has superior battery life than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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