Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30s has an overall score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A12's score of 80.3. The Samsung Galaxy M30s body has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A12, but it's a bit lighter. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M30s has 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A12 has Android 10, so it provides a lot of extra features and some performance improvements.
Samsung Galaxy A12's processor is just as good as Galaxy M30s's processing unit, they have the same RAM amount and 8 processing cores. Galaxy M30s features a better looking screen than Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a higher pixels amount per display inch.
The Galaxy M30s features a much better camera than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a F2 camera aperture and a camera in the back with a 48 MP, the Galaxy M30s also has a much higher video quality. Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with a bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1 TB.
Galaxy M30s has greater battery life than Galaxy A12, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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