Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2019-03-07 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | -- |
| Black and Blue | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 global score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy S23's global score of 77.9. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S23 has Android 13 version. The Galaxy M30 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S23, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2280 and a just a little inferior number of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little bit larger screen.
Galaxy M30 counts with a way bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S23, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 features a really superior performance than Galaxy S23, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S23, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3900mAh. Samsung Galaxy S23 has a much better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a lot more megapixels camera in the back, a way larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a bigger camera aperture.
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