Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1, 5.0 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2014-10-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Blue and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1019.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 490 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.44 | 9.46 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 6, with a score of 83.3 against 81.1. Galaxy M30s's design is a lot newer and somewhat thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the Google Nexus 6. These phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy M30s has newer 11 version while Google Nexus 6 has Android 5.1.
Google Nexus 6 has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a bit better pixel count in each inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Google Nexus 6 features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has lesser cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Galaxy M30s captures greater photographs and videos than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have the same aperture, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy M30s also has a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy M30s has a way better battery duration than Google Nexus 6, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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