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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2017-07-07 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A30, with a overall score of 80.4 against 79.6. Although it's the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy Note Fan Edition is an older, just a little heavier and just a little bit thicker phone than the Samsung Galaxy A30. Galaxy Note Fan Edition has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30. Both have 8 processing cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel quantity per inch in the screen and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition captures slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, and they both have a same size aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger sensor providing a better image quality.
Galaxy A30 has a slightly better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A30 also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A30 has improved battery life than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery size.
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