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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2019-03-07 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is a bit better than Galaxy A16 5G's score of 76.2. Both phones in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14 version, so it provides you a couple additional features. Samsung Galaxy M30's design is somewhat lighter but just a little thicker than Galaxy A16 5G.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much powerful processor than Galaxy A16 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A16 5G counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit lower amount of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit bigger display.
The Galaxy A16 5G has just a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger aperture and a camera in the back with lot more MP. The Galaxy A16 5G has a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A16 5G also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy A16 5G's battery performance is very similar to the battery duration in Samsung Galaxy M30.
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