Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 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 | 9.02 |
| 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 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than Galaxy M20, with an 82.4 score against 78.9. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS, but the Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy M20 has Android 10 version, so it provides you a lot of extra features and performance enhancements. Galaxy M30 is a just a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter device than Galaxy M20, although both were released only 1 months apart.
The Samsung Galaxy M20 and Samsung Galaxy M30 have very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy M20 has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels per inch of display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Galaxy M30 counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has more internal storage.
Galaxy M30 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy M30 also has a larger amount of RAM. Galaxy M30 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M20. Both of them have the same (Full HD) video quality, a same size sensor, the same video frame rate, the same resolution camera in the back and the same aperture.
Galaxy M20 has a battery duration that's very similar to the Samsung Galaxy M30 one.
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