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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2019-03-07 | -- |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black Shadow |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| -- | $ 2020.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2184 x 1968 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| 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 | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is much better than Galaxy M30, with a 91.1 score against 82.4. The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is a heavier but way thinner phone than Galaxy M30. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has the older 14 version while Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite worse pixels density, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1968 x 2184 and a larger screen. The Galaxy M30 counts with a way better performance than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has 10 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition shoots way better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture for better photos in poorly lited situations and a camera with a lot better 200 mega-pixels resolution. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy M30 has a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, because it has a 14 percent more battery capacity.
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