Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-04-26 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A70's global score of 76.9. Although Samsung Galaxy M30 and the Galaxy A70 were released with only 2 months difference, Samsung Galaxy M30's design is a little bit lighter but also a bit thicker. Both phones we compare here use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A70 has Android 10, providing the user a couple nice extra features and optimized performance.
Samsung Galaxy A70 features a screen that's just as good as the screen in Galaxy M30, because although the Samsung Galaxy A70 has a little bit lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a little bit larger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Galaxy A70's memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Galaxy M30's one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A70 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy M30. Both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processor. The Galaxy M30 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A70, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh. Galaxy M30 shoots a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy A70, although it has a tinier sensor offering a lower image quality and a tinier diafragm aperture, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate.
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