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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A12's 80.3 global score. Galaxy M30's design is lighter and just a little thinner than the Galaxy A12, despite of the fact that it was released just a little over a year before. Both devices in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A12 has Android 10 version, giving you a lot of extra features.
The Galaxy A12 features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy M30 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and more pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a slightly bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A12 takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also counts with a back camera with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a battery life that is very similar to Samsung Galaxy M30's battery life.
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