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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S7's 79.5 overall score. The Galaxy M30 is a a lot newer cellphone than the Galaxy S7, but it's just a little bit thicker and heavier. Galaxy S7 has a processor that is just as good as Galaxy M30's CPU, although the Galaxy S7 has 2 GB lesser RAM and 4 less cores.
The Galaxy S7 features a lot better looking display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel number in each inch in the display and a better 1440 x 2560px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy M30 features a very superior battery life than Galaxy S7, because it has a 67% more battery size. The Samsung Galaxy S7 has a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera in the back with less mega-pixels, it also counts with a much higher video definition, a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures and a larger aperture to capture better low light images and video.
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