Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-29 | 2019-04-26 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A70's global score of 76.9. Although it's the best device we are comparing here, Galaxy M30s's body is somewhat thicker and just a little bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A70. Both devices in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M30s has the newer 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A70 has Android 10 version, providing some nice extra features.
The Galaxy M30s features a little sharper screen than Galaxy A70, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixels quantity per display inch. Galaxy M30s counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A70, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A70 features much more storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A70 also has 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M30s features better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A70, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
The Galaxy M30s takes greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A70, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light photos, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a lot bigger sensor providing a much better image quality.
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