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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-07-07 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition's 80.4 global score. Samsung Galaxy M30's body is newer, but just a bit thicker and a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Galaxy M30 counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a lesser mega pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor, a much better video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography. The Galaxy M30 has a superior battery duration than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
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