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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2021-08-11 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.13 | 7.7 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a general score of 90.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy M30's general score of 82.4. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a notably newer and way thinner phone than the Galaxy M30, but it's much heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has an older 11 version while Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a screen that is just as good as the Galaxy M30 one, because although the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a little bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger display and a higher resolution of 1768 x 2208. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has more RAM.
The Galaxy M30 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and a back camera with more MP. Galaxy M30 has a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a 14 percent more battery size.
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