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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 81.5 |
| 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 | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | -- |
| Black and Blue | -- |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| 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 | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.13 | 12.43 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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
The Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than the Galaxy S23 Ultra, with an 82.4 score against 81.5. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S23 Ultra has Android 13 version, so it provides you a couple additional features and a performance increase.
Galaxy M30 features a way better performance than Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores. The Samsung Galaxy M30 and the Galaxy S23 Ultra count with similar displays, although the Galaxy S23 Ultra also has a greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a quite bigger display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 3080.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Galaxy S23 Ultra has a battery performance that's just as good as Galaxy M30's battery life.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features a greater camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger aperture for better low-light captures, a lot bigger back camera sensor shooting much better quality photos and videos and a way better 200 mega pixels resolution back camera.
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