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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-29 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 9.68 |
| 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s is a little bit better than the iPhone 7, getting a global score of 83.3 against 81.6. Galaxy M30s's construction is extremely newer than iPhone 7's, but it's thicker and way heavier. IPhone 7 features a screen that's just as good as Samsung Galaxy M30s's display, although the iPhone 7 has a way worse resolution of 750 x 1334px, a way smaller screen and a bit less pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy M30s features a little better hardware performance than iPhone 7, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores. The Galaxy M30s takes better pictures and videos than iPhone 7, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs or videos in low-light environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a camera with a much better resolution and a way bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Apple iPhone 7 counts with a better memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M30s has a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 7, because it has a 206% larger battery size.
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