Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Angel gold, Ghost white and Phantom black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A80 is just a bit better than the Galaxy M30, with an 84.9 score against 82.4. Even being the best cellphone we compare here, Samsung Galaxy A80 is a somewhat thicker and heavier cellphone than Galaxy M30. The Samsung Galaxy A80 features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy A80 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A80 and Galaxy M30 both feature really similar displays, because although the Galaxy A80 has a little bit worse count of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit larger display. The Galaxy M30 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A80, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M30 has longer battery performance than Galaxy A80, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Galaxy A80 takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking photos and videos in low light environments, it also counts with a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a lot higher video quality and a lot bigger sensor.
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